India

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  India’s Supreme Court overturns sodomy ban in a landmark ruling

  "Constitutional morality cannot be martyred at the altar of social morality," the ruling said.

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  This may be the biggest court case for LGBTQ rights in world history

  With one decision, the court could impact the lives of 1.3 billion LGBT people.

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  Barack Obama’s inspirational answer to a question from a trans woman will give you hope too

  Obama reminds us yet again why we wish he was still the one in the White House.

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  It’s official: Leo Varadkar is now Ireland’s first gay prime minister

  He's also the youngest, and the first of both Irish and Indian descent.

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  University waives tuition for transgender students

  The university is in India and the local government has taken other steps that recognize transgender people as an oppressed class.

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  India issues pro-trans public accommodations guidelines

  The government issued guidelines this week that urged state governments to ensure that transgender people are recognized as equal citizens.

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  You’ll boo this loser as he pays the price for his homophobia on a blind date

  A woman ends a blind date with class when her potential love interest loses it over a gay couple holding hands.

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  This heartwarming Vicks ad celebrates transgender mothers

  Based on a true story, the ad depicts an Indian trans woman and the sacrifices she made for her adopted daughter, who in turn wants to fight for her mother's rights.

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  Transgender model Anjali Lama breaks barriers in India’s fashion world

  Anjali Lama has become the first transgender woman to model at one of the top events on India's fashion calendar and one sponsored by a top Indian cosmetics brand.

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  Indian censors will allow music video with vaguely gay scene to be shown on TV

  A ten second scene in which the two men in the video appear on a bed only in shorts - not engaging in sexual activity - was deemed too "intimate."

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