Botswana’s High Court decriminalises homosexuality

Three judges voted unanimously to revoke the laws and one of them said human dignity is harmed when minority groups are marginalised.

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· Jun 11, 2019 · 05:22 pm

Bhutan: Lower house of Parliament votes to scrap laws criminalising homosexuality

The amendment is yet to be ratified by the upper house of Parliament, the National Council.

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· Jun 08, 2019 · 11:58 am

Taiwan legalises same-sex marriage in a historic first for Asia

The bill allows same-sex couples to form ‘exclusive permanent unions’ and lets them apply for a ‘marriage registration’ with government agencies.

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· May 17, 2019 · 04:15 pm

Under attack in Jair Bolsonaro’s Brazil, LGBTQ people are speaking up through art

Violence against LGBTQ people in Brazil is at an all-time high, but artists refuse to be intimidated.

Catherine McNamara, The Conversation

· May 06, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Naz Foundation withdraws curative petition against SC’s 2013 ruling criminalising homosexuality

The move came in light of a Constitution bench verdict in 2018 that unanimously decriminalised Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.

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· Feb 11, 2019 · 12:28 pm

Russia: At least two dead, 40 detained in latest crackdown on LGBT people in Chechnya, shows report

According to the Russian LGBT Network, the police had confiscated travel documents of those held to prevent them from leaving the country.

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· Jan 15, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Uttar Pradesh: Two women get married in temple after divorcing their husbands

However, Registrar RK Pal said there is no legal provision for same-sex marriage.

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· Jan 02, 2019 · 01:46 pm

Cuba drops gender-neutral definition of marriage in draft Constitution after public anger

The matter will now be addressed through other laws after evangelical churches threatened to reject the entire draft over this contention.

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· Dec 19, 2018 · 02:57 pm

Tinder adds 23 more gender options for Indian users

Till now, users could identify themselves only as men or women.

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· Nov 13, 2018 · 12:27 pm

Kerala lesbian couple that got court reprieve say they’ll show society why its prejudices are wrong

The women were forcibly separated till the High Court stepped in.

TA Ameerudheen

· Sep 26, 2018 · 07:00 am

Kerala High Court allows lesbian couple to live together after woman is detained by her father

The court was hearing a plea filed by Kollam resident Sreeja S, who said that her partner Aruna was being illegally held by the latter’s father.

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· Sep 25, 2018 · 01:05 pm

Hong Kong to allow dependent visas for overseas same-sex partnerships

The revised policy will only apply to non-local dependants as Hong Kong does not recognise same-sex marriage.

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· Sep 18, 2018 · 05:22 pm