Pahlaj Nihalani on denying certificate to Ka Bodyscapes: I can’t give a reason on camera for rejecting every film New Delhi, Mar 3: A day after Central Board of Film Certification denied certification to Malayalam LGBT film Ka Bodyscapes for glorifying gay relationships, chief Pahlaj Nihalani refused to give any reason to media saying that he cannot give reasons on camera for some films that the CBFC denies certification to. In a quote given to ANI , Nihalani said, “Bohat saari films jo pass hone layak nahi hai to definitely pass nahi hogi , kisi ke reason camera pe nahi de sakte , they will definitely not be passed, some reasons can’t be given on camera).”
Category: Gay/Lesbian
American daily labels Karan Johar as ‘The Man Who Let India Out of the Closet’
New Delhi , Feb. 17 : Karan Johar took the nation by storm with his bold and unapologetic revelations about his life, friends, colleagues and most importantly his identity, in his biography ‘An Unsuitable Boy.’ Though he did not utter those “three simple words”- ‘I am gay,’ the filmmaker in a way revealed almost everything about himself in the book.
Thailand separates LGBT inmates, considers segregated prison
In this Jan. 6, 2017 photo, transgender inmates get a security check from female officers before entering their cell at Pattaya Remand Prison in Pattaya, Chonburi province, Thailand. The prison separates lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender prisoners from other inmates, a little-known policy despite being in place nationwide since 1993, according to the Department of Corrections.
Prosecuted for owning women’s clothing: Latest victims of Tunisia’s homophobic laws
Two young Tunisians have been convicted of “indecent assault through obscene behavior” on the basis of women’s clothing found at their flat, the ADHEOS LGBT advocacy organization has reported. The men, aged 19 and 25, have been handed prison sentences of two months, escaping the harsher three year sentence awarded for homosexual acts.
Michele Bachmann looks to Trump to reverse “evil” gay agenda
Former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann recently appeared on Family Research Council President Tony Perkins ‘ “Washington Watch” radio show, where she made known her support of Perkins’ call for President-elect Donald Trump to eliminate supporters of LGBTQ rights from the State Department. The Trump transition team has already raised alarm bells with a memo sent to the Energy Department asking for the names of people who work on climate change , and another to the State Department looking for information on employees who have worked “to promote gender equality, such as ending gender-based violence, promoting women’s participation in economic and political spheres, entrepreneurship, etc.”
editorial | Goodbye and good riddance to 2016
Terrorism shows no signs of abating, with Islamic State taking credit for a string of shocking attacks, from Brussels Airport in March, to the Bastille Day horror in Nice, France, to this week’s truck plowing into a crowd of holiday shoppers at a Berlin market. Closer to home, tragedy struck the LGBT community with the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando in June, and in the Bay Area, the horrific Ghost Ship fire broke all of our hearts.