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Thailand becomes first Southeast Asian nation to legalise same-sex marriag
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Hundreds of same-sex couples are tying knots in Thailand on Thursday, as the country becomes the first in Southeast Asia to legalize marriage equality, according to a report by CNN.
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In landmark ruling, Hong Kong's top court grants same-sex couples inherita
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
"The exclusion of same-sex married couples from Hong Kong's housing policies cannot be justified and that welfare benefits should be distributed on a rational and justifiable basis, free from discrimination," Chief Justice Andrew Cheung stated on Tuesday.
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Taiwanese-Chinese couple seek same-sex marriage recognition with legal bat
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
A same-sex couple, Ryan and Righ from Taiwan and China have launched a second legal challenge against Taiwan's authorities in a bid to have their marriage legally registered in Taiwan and allow Chinese partners to immigrate to Taiwan.
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"Proud of my decision, very happy with her," says Kavita on her same-sex m
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
A same-sex couple Anju and Kavita recently got married in a traditional ceremony in Gurugram. Kavita expressed her happiness and said that Anju is very caring. She showcased her disapproval of society's non-acceptance and pestering attitude towards them.
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After historic ruling, Nepal's first same-sex couple promise to continue f
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Getting clicked with their marriage registration certificate was no less than holding a victory trophy for Maya Gurung and Surendra Pandey -- Nepal's first gay couple -- who got the recognition of their marriage in a historic development for the Himalayan nation.
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Maulana Khalid Rashid Firangi welcomes SC's decision on same-sex marriage
Updated : 2 years, 5 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, 5 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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No marriage right to same-sex couple: Justice Bhat agrees with CJI in SMA,
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Justice Ravindra Bhat, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice PV Narasimha have given two separate judgments whereby they have shown certain agreement and disagreement with CJI's order.
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'Hope judgement is in our favour': Kolkata gay couple ahead of SC's ruling
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
As the Supreme Court is set to deliver its judgment on various petitions pertaining to marriage equality rights for the LGBTQIA+ community on Tuesday, a gay couple from West Bengal's Kolkata expressed their hope for a verdict in favour of their community.
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Hong Kong court rules in favour of same-sex relationships; falls short of
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In a partial victory for the LGBTQ activists, Hong Kong’s top court on Tuesday ruled in favour of same-sex couples asking the government to create ‘legal recognition’ for them, CNN reported.
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Nepal: Apex court issues interim order to "temporarily register" same-sex
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Supreme Court of Nepal has issued an interim order directing the Nepal government to register temporary marriages of same-sex couples.
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LGBTQIA marriage issues : NCPCR says welfare of child is paramount, adopti
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the entire architecture of laws is from the perspective of the welfare of the child being paramount and adoption is not an alternative to biological birth in families of heterosexual couples
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