LGBT Current Affairs, GK & News
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia: May 17
The International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, IDAHOTB is observed on May 17 every year. The day is marked to increase awareness about LGBT rights violations. Also, it aims to stimulate interest in LGBT rights work world-wide. What is Transphobia, Homophobia and Biphobia? Homophobia: It is dislike against gay people Transphobia: It is the ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Biophobia • International Classification of Diseases • International Day against Homophobia • LGBT • Transphobia and Biphobia • United Nations • WHO
Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019 was passed by the Lok Sabha. Features of the Bill Definition of a transgender person The Bill defines a transgender person as one whose gender does not match the gender assigned at birth. The definition encompasses trans-men and trans-women, persons with intersex variations, gender-queers, and persons with ..
Topics: Current Affairs – February, 2017 • Current Affairs – March, 2017 • Gender • Genderqueer • LGBT • LGBT Rights in India • National Council for Transgender persons • Protection of Transgenders • Transgender • Transgender rights • Transgenders Bill
Taiwan becomes first in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage
On May 17, Taiwan has become the first in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage with the passage of legislation giving gay couples the right to marry. Lawmakers comfortably passed part of a bill that would allow gay couples to enter into exclusive permanent unions and apply for marriage registration with government agencies. The vote allows ..
Topics: Human sexuality • Legal status of same-sex marriage • LGBT • LGBT history • LGBT rights in Taiwan • Mating • Same-sex marriage • Same-sex marriage in Taiwan
Lebanon: Court acquits Military Personnel held for Sodomy
A military court in Lebanon has acquitted four military men who had been held for sodomy in a major ruling. Judge Peter Germanos, cleared the charges against the group of being involved in sexual acts which were contrary to nature and also refused issue any warrants for their arrest. Germanos told the media, that sodomy ..
Category: Uncategorized
Topics: Anal eroticism • Human sexuality • LGBT • LGBT history • LGBT rights in Lebanon • Sexuality and religion • Sodomy • Sodomy law
Gauri Sawant becomes First Transgender Election Ambassador
The Election Commission of India has appointed transgender social activist Gauri Sawant, as one of the 12 Election Ambassadors from Maharashtra. She is the first Transgender Election Ambassador. She is the director of Sakshi Char Chowghi that helps transgender people and people with HIV/AIDS.
Topics: Gauri Sawant • Gender • LGBT • LGBT Rights in India • Transgender • Transgender Election Ambassador • Transgender rights