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Matrimony.com's app for LGBTQIA+ hopes to offer safe, serious matchmaking

To register, govt ID a must; app also verifies user pictures to weed out fake profiles

Transgenders entitled to special quota for 3rd gender: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held without "hesitation" that transgenders are entitled to a special reservation for third gender viz., transgender category for admission to post basic (nursing) and post basic diploma in psychiatry nursing courses. The court directed the Secretary, Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare department, Director of Medical Education (DME), Chennai, and Secretary (selection committee), DME, to treat the petitioner S Tamilselvi as third gender/ transgender and accordingly place her in a special category i.e. transgender category for admission to the course for the academic year 2022-23 for which the present merit list has been issued by the secretary, selection committee, only for female and male candidates. Apart from Tamilselvi, if any other transgender candidate applied for the said course, a separate category of merit list shall be prepared by the secretary consisting of only transgenders candidates and based on the inter se merit among the transgender ...

BSE gets SEBI's approval to set up a separate social stock exchange

In July, SEBI notified rules for Social Stock Exchange (SSE) to provide social enterprises with an additional avenue to raise funds

Giorgia Meloni's right-wing bloc set wins big in Italian election

Giorgia Meloni won a clear majority in Italian election, setting herself up to become the country's first female prime minister at the head of the most right-wing government since World War II

Thousands march in Turkey to demand ban on LGBTQ associations, activities

An anti-LGBTQ group marched Sunday in Istanbul, demanding that LGBTQ associations be shuttered and their activities banned, in the largest demonstration of its kind in Turkey. Several thousand people joined the demonstration dubbed The Big Family Gathering. Kursat Mican, a speaker for the organisers, said they had gathered more than 150,000 signatures to demand a new law from Turkey's parliament that would ban what they called LGBTQ propaganda, which they say pervades Netflix, social media, arts and sports. Hatice Muge, who works as a nanny, came to the gathering from Bursa province. People are here despite the rain for their children, for future generations, she said, urging the Turkish government to take action. They should save the family, they should save the children from this filth." The group held banners that read: Protecting the family is a national security issue. LGBTQ parades have not been allowed in Turkey since 2015. Ahead of Sunday's demonstration, the organisers .

Sri Lankan Prez says Govt won't oppose Bill to decriminalise homosexuality

Sri Lankan Pres Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the government will not oppose the Private Member's Bill presented to Parliament to decriminalise homosexuality

Edelweiss General Insurance's Group Health Policy includes LGBTQ+ community

Edelweiss General Insurance Includes LGBTQIA+ Community for its Group Health Insurance Policy

India Inc is beginning to take baby steps towards LGBTQ+ inclusion

Tata Steel, Godrej Consumer Products among those ushering in change

Singapore unveils new work visas to lure talent in next-gen industries

"Singapore is still a global city," Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in an address last month, in which he vowed to bolster the national workforce's skills

Matrimony.com launches app catering to India's LGBTQIA+ community

Matchmaking site Matrimony.com Ltd has launched a new app catering to the members of the LGBTQIA+ community, the company said

4 years since 377 SC verdict, LGBTQ people still fighting for equal rights

Four years ago on this day the Supreme Court partially struck down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) decriminalising same-sex relationship between consenting adults.

Singapore decriminalises gay sex, a small step for LGBTQ in Asia-Pacific

Singapore's decision to decriminalise sex between men is being hailed as a step in the right direction for LGBTQ rights in the Asia-Pacific region, a vast area of nearly 5 billion people with different laws and attitudes. Although many places have decriminalised sexual acts between people of the same sex, only a few allow same-sex marriage, partnerships or unions. Singapore tempered its decision by saying it will amend its constitution to prevent such unions from ever taking place. Many of the region's bans on sex between men were instituted under British colonial rule in the 19th and 20th centuries, and the laws describe such acts as violations against the order of nature. Here are some details on the situation in the Asia-Pacific region: AUSTRALIA All states and territories repealed gay sex bans between 1975 and 1997, while Parliament legalised same-sex marriage throughout the country in 2017. The age of consent became equal for all sexual acts as of 2016. People convicted for

US Special Envoy to visit India, Nepal to advance human rights of LGBTQI+

US Special Envoy Jessica Stern will be visiting Nepal from August 10 to 14 and will travel to India from August 23-27

Amazon sets up grant for Indian entrepreneurs to build logistics business

Programme will help women, persons with disability, and people from the LGBTQIA+ community

Monkeypox can spread irrespective of sexual orientation, race: WHO

Stigma and discrimination can be as dangerous as any virus, says WHO Director General

The Getty clan, up close & realistic

At various points, readers might yearn for a grid with colour-coded pegs to keep track of all the names and relationships

Twitter removes filmmaker Leena Manimekalai's 'Kaali' poster tweet

In the said tweet posted on July 2, the Toronto-based director had shared the poster of "Kaali", which depicted the titular goddess smoking and holding an LGBTQ flag.

Star power on bookshelves

The struggles of living in Mumbai to work in Bollywood also show up in actor Kubbra Sait's debut as an author

Ban on same-sex marriage does not violate constitution, rules Japan court

A Japanese court ruled the country's ban on same-sex marriage does not violate the constitution, and rejected demands for compensation by three couples

From India, with Pride

Five shortlisted writers for the 2022 Lammys had Indian connections even if they do not live here