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Anti-gay
law: will it go?
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and marginalised, men who have sex with men (MSM) often
lead dangerous lives, living in fear of society and the
law, which makes criminals of them. The real issues facing
them are not only the assertion of their identity and
sexual preference but also acceptance as normal citizens,
reports Aditi Tandon |
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Health
Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has raised expectations that
the government may repeal the 148-year-old law
criminalising sex between men. His declaration, at an
international conference on AIDS in Mexico earlier this
month, that Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code should be
scrapped, had its |
Graphic by Aditi Chahar Sandhu
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impact back home, with gay rights groups welcoming the
proactive stand. |
Raima
on a roll
As an actor, every type
of cinema is important for me whether it is commercial or
offbeat, says Raima Sen in a chat with Bedika
Bengali
beauty Raima Sen is
all set to let her hair down in her forthcoming comedy flick in
an attempt to break the "serious actress" tag. Raima
hopes that Bollywood masala films will help her shed the image
of a serious actor as she doesn’t like being marked as an
actor who can do only a particular kind of cinema.
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