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Russia top court outlaws "extremist" LGBT movement, bans all activities in
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In a major ruling, the Russian Supreme Court declared the international LGBT movement as an "extremist organization," and issued a ban on its activities in the Russian territory, Al Jazeera reported.
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Mexico: First openly non-binary magistrate and LGBTQ activist found dead
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The body of Baena's partner was also found in the same residence.
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Same-sex marriage: Review petition filed in SC against constitution bench
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The petition has sought to direct the instant review petition to be listed for an open court hearing to enable the petitioners to address oral arguments in support of the review petition.
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The Humsafar Trust Presents South Regional Media Summit to Be Held in Hyde
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 23: India's oldest LGBTQ+ organisation, The Humsafar Trust and Project NETREACH extend an invitation to members of the press to participate in a one-day workshop. This workshop is specially curated for the South Indian states of Telangana, Karnataka, Ta
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Group of former judges welcomes SC's verdict on same-sex marriage
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A group of former judges has welcomed and appreciated the Supreme Court ruling, which has not favoured the legal recognition to same-sex marriage.
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"While Supreme Court has shut one door, it has opened another door": Advoc
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A five-judge Constitution bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud ruled in a 3:2 verdict against giving constitutional validity to same-sex marriages. The top court said it is for Parliament to formulate legislation on it.
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Maulana Khalid Rashid Firangi welcomes SC's decision on same-sex marriage
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to recognise the right of same-sex couples to enter into marriages or have civil unions and left it to the Parliament to decide the issue. A five-judge Constitution bench unanimously said it cannot strike down the provisions of the Special Marriage Act (S
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Minorty judgment of SC recognises civil unions, adoption for same-sex coup
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The minority verdict, however, agreed with the three judges and said it could not strike down the provisions of the Special Marriage Act (SMA) or read words differently to include non-heterosexual couples within its fold and left it to the Parliament to decide the issue.
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CPI MP expresses disappointment over SC verdict on same-sex marriages
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Communist Party of India (CPI) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam on Tuesday expressed his disappointment over the Supreme Court judgement concerning same-sex marriages and said the court has pushed the ball in the government's court issue "which is unlikely to take up the rights of the
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"Govt may want to address operational issues...": Advocate Sai Deepak afte
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A five-judge Constitution bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud ruled in a 3:2 verdict against giving constitutional validity to same-sex marriages. The top court said it is for Parliament to formulate legislation on it.
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Same-sex union: Petitioners, activists unhappy with verdict but say there
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Even though the Supreme Court has refused to give marriage equality rights to the LGBTQIA+ community noting that conferring legal status to civil union can only be through a law enacted by Parliament, petitioners and rights activists, though disappointed, but were of the view that the ver
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Filmmaker Onir disappointed over Supreme Court's verdict on LGBTQIA+ marri
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Onir, whose directorial project, 'My Brother Nikhil', pioneered LGBT depiction on the silver screen expressed his disappointment over the apex court's verdict.
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