The coronavirus is giving the opportunity to regimes and politicians around the world to roll back the clock on LGBTQ rights, with little challenge. And in India, the coronavirus crisis is far from ...

India’s Supreme Court is due to rule soon in a case challenging Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalizes same-sex intercourse. Based on the justices’ comments in hearings last month, ...

LGBT rights activists hold a wet flag as they celebrate amid heavy downpour after the country’s top court struck down a colonial-era law that made homosexual acts punishable by up to 10 years in ...

The verdict was greeted with scenes of jubilation across the country. The world's largest democracy just struck down a ban on gay sex. On Thursday, India's top court declared parts of Section 377 ...

When the rest of the world commemorated the anniversary of the Stonewall Inn movement in late-June with pride marches through the week (and the month), India was not left behind. While some cities ...

Editor's note: This story includes descriptions of sexual activity. For 30 years, health counselor Arif Jafar has been handing out condoms at the sprawling Charbagh train station in his hometown of ...

A dull Thursday night it was not to be. At a suburban pub in one of Mumbai’s recently gentrified locales at 11:30, I found a long queue. One person wore a white wig, with a single horn sticking out, ...

The picture is bleak for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth in India. Many face harassment and bullying, and to avoid humiliation and violence they often skip classes or drop out of school ...