Source: Times of India , Times of India , Screen Weekly via Bollywood Bungama , Bollywood Newz , Miami Herald     Abhishek Bachchan (left) and John Abraham pretend to be a gay couple in Dostana. Above: John Abraham celebrates a new Bollywood openness to beefcake in his yellow trunks. Although its plot is derided as superficial and stereotypical, one of two recent Bollywood movies with gay (or apparently gay) characters is welcomed by queer activists in India as something of a breakthrough. Activist and journalist Ashok Row Kavi said of filmmaker Karan Johar's Dostana , "I am...(read more) ...

Source: UK Gay News , PinkNews , GayNZ , Times of India A long-awaited decision by Nepal's Supreme Court recognizing full rights and protection to its LGBTI citizens has led to tears of joy from their gay community. The Supreme Court on Monday published its full written decision on a petition demanding both protection and rights for sexual and gender minorities, UK Gay News reports. It had announced its ruling with a summary in December last year , but hadn't published the formal judgement until today. In December, issued directives to the government to enact new laws or amend all ...

Source: Times of India , The Hindu , ZeeNews , Hindustan Times   John Abraham is often seen shirtless in Dostana , a Bollywood film that leads the industry as it tiptoes out of the closet. photo via Blurberry India's film industry, collectively known as Bollywood, isn't waiting for the dust to settle on the legal and political debate over Article 377, which criminalizes homosexuality. The wildly popular film industry, based in Mumbai, is already embracing gay themes. In past years, according to Times of India (TOI), gay characters appeared in film only as exaggeratedly effeminate male...(read more) ...