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New Delhi: Noting that there was no “error apparent” and no “interference is warranted”, the Supreme Court has dismissed petitions seeking a review of its October 2023 judgment in which it refused to grant legal sanction to same-sex marriage. Having refused an open hearing on the petitions earlier, a bench of Justices BR Gavai, Surya…
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The couple got their families’ blessings and tied the knot on November 25. New Delhi: Two women married in Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj, but only after one of them changed her gender to avoid societal hurdles and defamation. Ranu and Jyoti got married with great pomp and their families’ blessings in Kannauj’s Sadar Kotwali, after the…
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Hong Kong’s top court has made a landmark ruling in favour of same-sex married couples, upholding their rights to subsidised housing benefits and equal inheritance. This decision marks a significant victory for the LGBTQ+ community in Hong Kong, who have traditionally faced discrimination and fewer rights compared to heterosexual couples. According to the Associated Press,…
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LGBTQIA+ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual and allied persons. New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to consider on July 10 a batch of pleas seeking review of its last year’s judgement which refused to accord legal recognition to same-sex marriage. According to the cause list of July 10 uploaded on…
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A picture showing Vorawan “Beaut” Ramwan and Anticha “An” Sangchai wearing wedding dresses in a Pride parade is seen at their house during an interview with Reuters. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Thailand’s Senate passed the final reading of a marriage equality law on June 18 , paving the way for it to become the…
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Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iraq’s parliament passed a bill on April 27 criminalising same-sex relations, which will receive a sentence of up to 15 years in prison, in a move rights groups condemned as an “attack on human rights”. Transgender people will be sentenced to three years’ jail under…
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Thai LGBT community participates in Gay Freedom Day Parade in Bangkok. File. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Thailand’s lower house of parliament on March 26 passed a marriage equality bill at the final reading, in a landmark step that moves the country closer to becoming the third territory in Asia to legalise same-sex unions. The bill…
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The Supreme Court had delivered its verdict on October 17. New Delhi: A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a review of its October 17 verdict in which it had refused to accord legal recognition to same-sex marriage. The petition states that the majority judgment acknowledged discrimination against queer couples but “turned…
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LGTBQ activist and petitioner for same sex-marriages Shivangi Sharma speaks with the media at the courtyard of India’s Supreme Court in New Delhi on October 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Though the Supreme Court has refused to legalise same-sex marriage, the Constitution Bench judgment is a formidable step to silence hostile voices…
Ananya Kotia and Utkarsh Saxena exchange rings in front of the Supreme Court New Delhi: A prominent gay couple expressed their disappointment over the Supreme Court setback in the same-sex marriage matter, but vowed to “fight another day”. Writer Ananya Kotia and lawyer Utkarsh Saxena exchanged rings in front of the Supreme Court today and…
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