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Video: India’s health minister blames US for gay “disease”

logointern1 — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:00:24 +0000

During a HIV/AIDS conference in New Delhi on Monday, India’s health minister called gay sex “completely unnatural” and said it should “not exist.”

Ghulam Nabi Azad blamed countries(...)

India state bans book hinting Gandhi had gay lover

Jennifer Vanasco — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:00:19 +0000

(Mumbai, India) A state in western India banned Pulitzer-Prize winner Joseph Lelyveld’s new book about Mahatma Gandhi on Wednesday after reviews saying it hints that the father of India’s(...)

Monday Watercooler: What will the Ninth do?

James Withers — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:49:26 +0000

Michael Lucas is predictable. Another anti-Muslim screed from the Advocate’s resident partisan Michael Lucas. He joins a rather vocal group of people, including Sarah Palin and Newt(...)

Legalizing homosexuality in India makes room for niche market

logointern1 — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:00:02 +0000

A woman started an online gay bookstore, a prince started two gay magazines; a year after homosexuality was decriminalized in India, the economy is feeling it.

The Malaysian Insider reported(...)

Indian prince launches gay magazine

logointern1 — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 12:00:03 +0000

The Hindustan Times announced that India’s only gay prince Manvendra Singh Gohil is launching his second gay magazine.

Gohil’s new magazine is called “Fun.” There are already 75,000(...)

India to launch gay condom

logointern2 — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:00:20 +0000

A leading Indian latex manufacturer is developing the first condom specifically designed for gay men.

The Hindustan Latex Family Promotion Trust is working to create the new condoms called(...)

India gays celebrate 1 year since landmark verdict

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:12:04 +0000

(Mumbai, India) Hundreds of Indian gay rights activists and their supporters celebrated the first anniversary last week of a landmark court ruling decriminalizing homosexuality and marking their(...)

First gay online-bookstore opens in India

logointern1 — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 13:00:46 +0000

Just in time for the first anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality in India, the nation’s first online gay bookstore opens, the Hindustan Times reports.

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Ask the Expert: ‘I bought the wedding party clothes; do I need to get gifts, too?’

Jennifer Vanasco — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:46:35 +0000

Stumped on when to send out your STDs (save-the-date announcements)? Don’t know who should be invited to your rehearsal dinner? Get the answers to all your wedding etiquette questions by(...)

India Supreme Court steps into gay sex law dispute

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:02:10 +0000

(New Delhi) India’s Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a petition from a Hindu astrologer who is seeking to annul a recent landmark ruling that decriminalized gay sex.

In his petition, Sushil(...)