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"Same-Sex Couple Can Very Well Form A Family": Madras High Court
Though the Supreme Court may not have legalised marriage between same sex couples, they can very well form a family, the Madras High Court has held and allowed a young woman to join her female partner and said the two women can constitute a family.
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First Lesbian Couple In Nepal Officially Registers Their Marriage
This makes Nepal, the first in South Asia to formally recognise and register a same-sex marriage following the Supreme Court's decision.
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"Striking Down Special Marriage Act Will Take India To...": Chief Justice
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, presiding over a hearing on the legalisation of same-sex marriage, said if the Special Marriage Act (SMA) is struck down, it will take the country to the "pre-independence era".
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Japan PM Fires Aide Over "Outrageous" Comments On Living Next To Gay Couples
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday fired an aide who said he wouldn't want to live next to lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender couples and warned that people would fleeJapanif same-sex marriage was permitted.
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Runaway Bride Found Living With Lesbian Partner In Haryana
A girl in Rajasthan who went missing 23 days after her marriage was traced living with her lesbian partner in Haryana, the police said today.
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Cuba's Constitution To Open Path For Same-Sex Marriage
The draft of Cuba's new constitution opens the path to same-sex marriage, a government official said on Saturday, which would make the country that once persecuted homosexuals an unlikely leader in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.
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Secrets And Wives: Gay Chinese Hide Behind 'Sham Marriage'
When Xiaoxiong and her lesbian lover wanted to hide their relationship from their parents, they decided to find men willing to marry them. They had a specific type in mind: Gay.
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Thousands Dance Through Berlin To Promote Gay And Lesbian Rights
Thousands of revellers danced through the streets of Berlin on Saturday, many of them waving rainbow-coloured flags, as they promoted lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in a Christopher Street Day parade.
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Pope Francis Met With Gay Couple in US Visit
Pope Francis met with a gay couple at the Vatican Embassy in Washington during the pontiff's visit to the United States last week in a quiet gesture to the gay and lesbian community.
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Kesha Officiates at Wedding of Gay Friends
The singer, who obtained her license to perform marriages online, also presided over the wedding ceremony of her lesbian friends Monique Morrison and Gretchen Helt in Malibu, California in 2012, before same-sex unions were legalized across the US earlier this year
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US Presbyterian Church Approves Same-Sex Marriage
The Presbyterian Church USA which accounts for just under two million members, voted on Tuesday to expand its definition of marriage to include gay and lesbian couples.
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United States to Appoint Gay Rights Envoy: Official
The United States will appoint an openly gay official as a special envoy to promote the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people overseas, the US State Department said on Friday.
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French Court Extends Adoption Rights to Lesbians
France's highest court has ruled that married lesbians are allowed to adopt their partner's child born through in vitro fertilization or other medically assisted reproduction.
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Utah to Ask High Court to Delay Same-Sex Benefits
The Utah Attorney General's Office says it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to delay a court order requiring the state to grant benefits to more than 1,000 gay and lesbian couples who married after the state same-sex marriage ban was overturned.
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Hong Kong Refuses to Allow Gay Marriage at UK Mission
The Hong Kong government has refused to allow same-sex couples to marry at the British consulate in the city, UK officials said Monday, prompting heavy criticism from gay and lesbian rights groups.
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"Same-Sex Couple Can Very Well Form A Family": Madras High Court
Though the Supreme Court may not have legalised marriage between same sex couples, they can very well form a family, the Madras High Court has held and allowed a young woman to join her female partner and said the two women can constitute a family.
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First Lesbian Couple In Nepal Officially Registers Their Marriage
This makes Nepal, the first in South Asia to formally recognise and register a same-sex marriage following the Supreme Court's decision.
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"Striking Down Special Marriage Act Will Take India To...": Chief Justice
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, presiding over a hearing on the legalisation of same-sex marriage, said if the Special Marriage Act (SMA) is struck down, it will take the country to the "pre-independence era".
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Japan PM Fires Aide Over "Outrageous" Comments On Living Next To Gay Couples
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday fired an aide who said he wouldn't want to live next to lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender couples and warned that people would fleeJapanif same-sex marriage was permitted.
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Runaway Bride Found Living With Lesbian Partner In Haryana
A girl in Rajasthan who went missing 23 days after her marriage was traced living with her lesbian partner in Haryana, the police said today.
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Cuba's Constitution To Open Path For Same-Sex Marriage
The draft of Cuba's new constitution opens the path to same-sex marriage, a government official said on Saturday, which would make the country that once persecuted homosexuals an unlikely leader in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.
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Secrets And Wives: Gay Chinese Hide Behind 'Sham Marriage'
When Xiaoxiong and her lesbian lover wanted to hide their relationship from their parents, they decided to find men willing to marry them. They had a specific type in mind: Gay.
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Thousands Dance Through Berlin To Promote Gay And Lesbian Rights
Thousands of revellers danced through the streets of Berlin on Saturday, many of them waving rainbow-coloured flags, as they promoted lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in a Christopher Street Day parade.
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Pope Francis Met With Gay Couple in US Visit
Pope Francis met with a gay couple at the Vatican Embassy in Washington during the pontiff's visit to the United States last week in a quiet gesture to the gay and lesbian community.
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Kesha Officiates at Wedding of Gay Friends
The singer, who obtained her license to perform marriages online, also presided over the wedding ceremony of her lesbian friends Monique Morrison and Gretchen Helt in Malibu, California in 2012, before same-sex unions were legalized across the US earlier this year
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US Presbyterian Church Approves Same-Sex Marriage
The Presbyterian Church USA which accounts for just under two million members, voted on Tuesday to expand its definition of marriage to include gay and lesbian couples.
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United States to Appoint Gay Rights Envoy: Official
The United States will appoint an openly gay official as a special envoy to promote the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people overseas, the US State Department said on Friday.
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French Court Extends Adoption Rights to Lesbians
France's highest court has ruled that married lesbians are allowed to adopt their partner's child born through in vitro fertilization or other medically assisted reproduction.
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Utah to Ask High Court to Delay Same-Sex Benefits
The Utah Attorney General's Office says it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to delay a court order requiring the state to grant benefits to more than 1,000 gay and lesbian couples who married after the state same-sex marriage ban was overturned.
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Hong Kong Refuses to Allow Gay Marriage at UK Mission
The Hong Kong government has refused to allow same-sex couples to marry at the British consulate in the city, UK officials said Monday, prompting heavy criticism from gay and lesbian rights groups.
