[Link] Lawmakers Say This Holy City’s Airport Code Is Too GAY

Read: 7/2/2022 www.vice.com

As Indian lawmakers double down on their efforts to change a pilgrimage city’s airport code “GAY,” LGBTQ rights groups say the move speaks of their increasing homophobia. On Feb.

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[Link] Girls as Young as 5 Were Paraded Naked to Appease the 'Rain Gods’

Read: 9/9/2021 www.vice.com

One video showed the girls, some of whom looked no older than five, being paraded naked while carrying a wooden shaft bearing a frog, and begging from door to door as a group of older women trailed behind in procession.

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