"Is Kissing illegal in India?"


Is Kissing Illegal in India?
Wall Street Journal (blog)
It isn't every day that Indian men in their sixties openly discuss which sex acts are "natural" and which ones aren't. But as the appeals against a 2009 Delhi High Court judgment that marked a huge step forward for gay rights proceed before the Supreme ...
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Weekly International News Wrap: Rupert Murdoch, Osama Bin Laden, Silvio ...
Hollywood Reporter
It was a good week for international moguls, European broadcasters and legendary British punk band The Sex Pistols but Kathryn Bigelow's Osama Bin Laden film faced protests in India and French far right politico Jean Marie Le Pen took it on the chin.
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Claims of sex, booze and drug abuse in Costa fleet
New Zealand Herald
They were offered two weeks' rest and recuperation in the luxury Indian Ocean resort. The ship's captain, Niccolo Alba, praised his 413 strong crew for their actions following a generator fire which left the ship powerless.
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India's girl-child struggles to survive
Asia Times Online
Sivadas' remarks come in the wake of a new United Nations study indicating that India is the world's most dangerous place for girl children. "Sex Differentials in Childhood Mortality," a project of the UN's Department of Economic and Social Affairs ...
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Delhi Journal: The Supreme Court TV Drama
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The case is leading to fascinating discussions, inside and outside the courtroom (for example, is oral sex part of traditional Indian culture?) On Wednesday, one lawyer who was appealing against the High Court judgment suggested that homosexuality "may ...
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Religious groups tell SC to make gay sex illegal
ChristianToday
Other Christian groups, including Utkal Christian Council and Apostolic Churches Alliance too opposed the Delhi High Court order which in 2009 legalised homosexual sex between consenting adults in private. Section 377 of the colonial Indian Penal Code ...
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Streetside stories
Business Standard
Of the scores who represent the darker side of urban India, the sex worker is Menen's undisputed muse. After all, most of the nine chapters feature women engaged in the flesh trade. Take Tara, a sex worker who is featured in the first chapter titled ...
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