India to review criminalization of same-sex relations
India’s Supreme Court says it will review a 2013 decision that recriminalized same-sex relations in the country. The courts legalized gay sex in 2009, only to revoke its decision four years later. [Times of India]
German court rules transgender woman as father
Germany’s Federal Court of Justice has upheld a ruling that a transgender woman qualifies as the father, not the mother, of a child conceived from frozen sperm. LGBT groups have been fighting for recognition of transgender parents in the country. [Deutche Welle]
Gay Singapore doctor appeals blocked adoption
A gay doctor in Singapore who had a child through an American surrogate and was blocked from adopting him by a Singaporean court is appealing the ruling. [Reuters]
Chechen gay people struggle in exile
Many gay men have fled the Russian state of Chechnya after a brutal crackdown by the government. But even abroad, many of them still live in fear. [NPR]
Alan Cumming leads first hour-long series centering gay character
CBS’s new CIA drama Instinct, starring Alan Cumming, is the first full-length TV drama to feature a gay main character. [Hollywood Reporter]
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