Silobreaker.com    Log In
   My Page    Help   
360° SearchNetworkHot SpotsTrends
 
Advanced Search Options >>
Sunday, November 22, 2009 1:00 AM

Published 11/03/2009 by Individual.com


Govt plays safe on gay sex issue, leaves it to SC

Playing safe on controversial gay sex issue, Indian government on Thursday left it to the Supreme Court to decide on "correctness" of the Delhi High Court order which decriminalised homosexuality between two consenting adults.

The union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh, considered...

Share this 

What others report on the same story

Govt will assist SC on decriminalising homosexu...
Government will assist the Supreme Court of India in arriving at a "right decision" on the issue of decriminalising homosexuality and no decision should be expected ... - [11/03/2009 - Individual.com]

Related Stories

First Reported 11/04/2009 - Updated 11/04/2009 - 77 Documents (in Politics)
Would we still have slavery if we’d have voted on it?
The vote in Maine that put aside its new law allowing same sex marriage got me thinking.  Aren’t civil rights something the Gay marriage supporters Susan McCray (L) and Yvette Pratt watch election results at the No on 1/Protect Maine Equality election ... [The Confluence - 11/04/2009]
Entities: Slavery, Gay, Dictatorship
First Reported 11/02/2009 - Updated 11/03/2009 - 21 Documents (in Politics)
Push to repeal Maine's gay marriage law
(NECN: Amy Sinclair, Portland, Maine) - Thousands of volunteers for and against gay marriage are working to get out the vote as Mainers go the polls.Voters in Maine today could become the first in the country to uphold gay marriage by a popular vote. ... [NECN.com - 11/03/2009]
Entities: Gay, Petition
First Reported 11/04/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 19 Documents
The Maine Meaning of Marriage -- By: Maggie Gallagher
My syndicated column on the meaning of Maine here. Key points: They spent three years building an organization to push gay marriage in Maine. . . . They were awash in money, out-fundraising pro-marriage advocates by more than 50 percent. (Full disclosure: ... [The Corner on National Review Online - 11/05/2009]
First Reported 11/01/2009 - Updated 11/02/2009 - 14 Documents
Next Gay Marriage Battleground -- Maine
The World NewserWorld News' Daily BlogThe World Newser is World News' daily blog. Here, you'll find our staff's thoughts on the day's news and the way we build our broadcast. Plus, we'll share reports from our team of correspondents in the field, as well ... [ABC News - 11/02/2009]
Entities: Gay
First Reported 10/31/2009 - Updated 11/01/2009 - 10 Documents
Gay pride throngs Taipei streets
Rainbow flags covered downtown Taipei yesterday afternoon as thousands of participants in this year’s Taiwan Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Parade took to the streets, calling on the government to better protect gay rights.During ... [Taipei Times Online - 11/01/2009]
Entities: Gay, Taipei, LGBT, Organic, Taiwan
First Reported 10/28/2009 - Updated 10/29/2009 - 14 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Kenya launches gay survey while homosexuality remains illegal
Kenya is to launch a nationwide survey to establish the number of gay men in the country, despite homosexuality being against the law.In a move described as a first for Africa, the National Aids/STD Control Programme (Nascop) said it would begin the six-month ... [Guardian.co.uk - 10/29/2009]
First Reported 11/09/2009 - Updated 11/10/2009 - 7 Documents (in Politics)
On the Fence about Marriage and Intimdated -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez
An e-mail: Your article about marriage struck a chord with me, mainly when you wrote about the brutal tactics employed against defenders of traditional marriage. I'm 26 years old and my generation holds very strong views on this topic... in my experience, ... [The Corner on National Review Online - 11/10/2009]
First Reported 11/09/2009 - Updated 11/10/2009 - 4 Documents (in Politics)
NY votes on gay marriages
New York Governor David Paterson has asked the state legislature to vote Tuesday on a bill that would allow same-sex marriage.If it takes place, the vote in the state's upper house could make New York the highest-profile US battleground on the contentious ... [iafrica.com - 11/10/2009]
First Reported 11/04/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 6 Documents
Geoffrey R. Stone: Same-Sex Marriage and the Meaning of Words
In reading through the comments on my recent post about the electoral result in Maine (The Lessons of Maine), I could not help but notice that many defenders of the ban on same-sex marriage argue that marriage has always been defined as a relationship ... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/05/2009]
First Reported 10/28/2009 - Updated 10/29/2009 - 4 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Obama Signs New Hate Crimes Bill
WASHINGTON -- For this accomplishment, President Barack Obama sought maximum publicity.There was a bill signing at a wooden desk set up in the East Room, with the media invited, followed by a reception for joyous, champagne-sipping supporters and an address ... [NewsMax.com - 10/29/2009]
First Reported 11/03/2009 - Updated 11/03/2009 - 3 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Timely Jokes in 'Gay Tony' Justify Episodic Gaming
There?s a surprising moment in the opening scenes of : , as you?re driving the title character to one of his struggling Liberty City nightclubs. ?Forget the banks,? Gay Tony says. ?We?re the ones who needed a bailout!? Shortly after, during an altercation ... [Wired News - 11/03/2009]
First Reported 10/27/2009 - Updated 10/28/2009 - 4 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Gay policeman James Parkes beaten in Liverpool homophobic attack speaks from hospital bed
A ROOKIE police officer set upon in a vicious homophobic attack in Liverpool has spoken his first words to family and friends.But doctors have warned that PC James Parkes is still facing a crucial 24 hours with his condition said to be "serious but s ... [Liverpool Echo - 10/28/2009]
In Focus
Network

Blogs

sort by: Date | Relevance
Misreading The Pope? [The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - 11/08/2009]
A reader writes: The mainstream media and the blogosphere are alike in misunderstanding the Church’s teaching and the nuance taken by Benedict XVI as chief teacher. ...
Gay Spouses Not That Different From Straight On... [Progressive Bloggers - 11/09/2009]
Same-sex couples are virtually identical to opposite-sex couples when it comes to age, income, and child rearing according to census data released in the United ...
A Gay Catholic Now? [The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - 11/04/2009]
After Maine, where the Catholic church actually organized a second collection to raise money to prevent gay people from having civil rights, the situation shifts ...
Getting to know Gay Tony in Grand Theft Auto IV [CNET News.com - 11/05/2009]
The final expansion pack (or episode) for Grand Theft Auto IV has been released in the form of The Ballad of Gay Tony. You assume the role of Luis; nightclub owner ...
Get Gay Marriage Off the Ballot [The Daily Beast - Blogs and Stories - 11/04/2009]
The Maine gay-marriage initiative went down to defeat Tuesday. But the real tragedy is that it should never have been put to a vote in the first place. I had hoped ...
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...

Audio/Video

sort by: Date | Relevance
Why gay marriage, getting high, and going to Cu... [Slate Magazine - 10/31/2009]
Being Gay in Hollywood [CNN International - YouTube - 11/09/2009]
Being Gay in Hollywood [CNN.com - Video - 11/09/2009]
Will Maine Voters Say 'I Do' to Gay Marriage? [ABC News Video: World News with Charles Gibson - 11/02/2009]
Gay vet booted for going public [CNN.com - Video - 11/05/2009]
1 2 3 4

  •  
  •  
  •