Orissa’s gay rally for their pride June 27, 2009
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Bhubaneswar, June 27 (IANS) Nearly 150 gays and lesbians form different parts of Orissa Saturday “came out of closet” and participated in a rally here to press for their rights.
Centre to convene meeting on repealing homosexuality law June 27, 2009
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Centre to convene meeting on repealing homosexuality law
27 June 2009
New Delhi (PTI): The Centre is likely to convene a meeting soon to evolve a consensus on repealing a controversial section of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises homosexuality.
Govt mulls repeal of law against homosexuality June 27, 2009
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City gears up for Rainbow Pride parade June 27, 2009
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City gears up for Rainbow Pride parade
Express News Service 27 June 2009
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CHENNAI: In what promises to be a colourful event peppered with fun and frolic, the city will witness its first ‘Rainbow Pride’ parade of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders (LGBT) as well as their friends
, family and supporters on Sunday at 4 pm on the Marina.
Our journey to Pride June 27, 2009
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Our journey to pride
Mayur Suresh First Published : 27 Jun 2009 10:12:00 AM IST
Last Updated : 26 Jun 2009 01:38:10 PM IST The LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) rights movement lays claim to a broad and diverse history. As Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Delhi and Chennai gear up to celebrate LGBT Pride this week (Kolkata’s will be on July 5), it’s a good time to take a quick look at this history.
Gay Pride walk in Capital June 27, 2009
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Gay pride walk in capital today
Express News Service
27 Jun 2009 11:24:24 AM IST
BHUBANESWAR: Saturday will mark an attempt at re-orientation of the way the Capital City looked at the sexual minorities. For the first time, it will see a Rainbow Pride Walk.
Homosexuals stage a play in Bangalore June 27, 2009
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Call for awareness of LGBT issues June 27, 2009
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Call for awareness of LGBT issues
The Hindu Chennai edition
Date:27/06/2009
URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/06/27/stories/2009062759080300.htm
Tamil Nadu – Chennai Call for awareness of LGBT issues
Ramya Kannan
CHENNAI: Rallies and marches are more often seen as a means of
expressing protest, but Chennai’s first LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual
and Transgender) Pride on Sunday will also be a celebration of sorts
for members of these groups.
“We will be celebrating the fact that we are all coming together and
the fact that we are visible today,” says Sunil Menon, founder,
Sahodaran, an organisation working for the rights of men seeking men
Queer Habba June 27, 2009
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DNA India 21 June 2009
If last year’s Pride was an affirmation by the sexual minorities to celebrate their diversity, this year’s week-long events aim to reach out to a larger audience, heighten their awareness and dispel myths. Siddharth Narrain, an event organisers, said, “Bangalore is the only city in the country to have a week-long events for the Pride.”The events are a build-up to the Bengaluru Pride March that will take place on June 28.
Call it “popular demand”, but the week-long events also reflect the increased enthusiasm and energy this year. The Karnataka Queer Habba is being organised by a coalition of individuals and organisations that have come together under the banner of the Campaign for Sex Workers and Sexual Minority Rights (CSMR).
Forum questions laws against sexuality minorities June 27, 2009
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http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/25/stories/2009062560610400.htm
The Hindu. 25 june 2009
“Can laws criminalising sexuality minorities be justified any longer?” asked Mayur Suresh, a lawyer and panellist at a discussion on “Laws that Terrorise.”
More than 80 countries the world over make consensual homosexual sex between adults a crime, and more than half of these countries have these laws because they used to be British colonies.
