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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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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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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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Centre informs SC live-in partners, same-sex couples cannot be allowed to
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Centre, in its additional affidavit, stated It is also apposite to note that the single parent needs a donor for oocytes and sperm from a third party which may lead to legal complications and custody issues at a later stage. Further, the live-in partners are not bound by law and the safety o
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SC seeks Centre's response on grant of social benefits to same-sex couples
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the government to give a response on social benefits that can be given to same-sex couples even without legal recognition of their marital status.
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SC says relationship between same-sex couples is emotional, notice invitin
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Supreme Court also passed certain remarks on being trolled and announced that the matter will be heard from Monday to Friday like in the Ayodhya case.
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NCPCR informs SC allowing adoption to same sex couple is akin to "endanger
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has moved an intervening application in the Supreme Court on the various petitions relating to marriage equality and said that allowing the adoption to same-sex couples is akin to endangering children and could impact kid underst
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DCPCR files intervening applications in petitions for legal recognition of
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
DCPCR, in the application, submitted that from a psychological point of view, multiple studies on same-sex parenting have demonstrated that same-sex couples can be good parents, or not, in the same manner, that heterosexual parents can be good parents or not.
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US President Biden signs same-sex marriage bill into law
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The new US law enshrines federal protections for same-sex couples, requiring that the federal government and all states recognize marriages if the couple was married in a state where the union was legal, The Hill reported.
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China executes man who set ex-wife on fire during livestream
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 25 (ANI): A case that prompted horror and outrage across China comes to an end after Beijing executed a man on Saturday who killed his ex-wife by setting her on fire during a live stream.
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