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South Korea's Top Court Grants State Benefits To Gay Couples In Landmark Ruling
South Korea's supreme court on Thursday upheld a ruling that a same-sex partner was eligible for spousal benefits from state health insurance, a move hailed as a win for LGBTQ rights in a country that has lagged others in the region.
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Russia Bans LGBT Movement, Terms It "Extremist"
Russia's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that LGBT activists should be designated as extremists, in a move that representatives of gay and transgender people fear will lead to arrests and prosecutions.
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What Are Supreme Court's Directives To Centre, States On Queer Rights
Same-Sex Marriage Verdict: The Supreme Court today directed the Centre and the state governments to ensure that queer people are not discriminated against on the basis of their sexual orientation.
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No Legal Right For Same-Sex Marriage Is "Clear Discrimination": Petitioner
The petitioners seeking legal sanction for same-sex marriage on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to recognise their right to marry saying there can't be a situation where the court will say it will give nothing as it can't give everything.
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Supreme Court Gives Centre 4 Weeks To Respond To Pleas For Recognition Of Gay Marriages
The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the central government to separate pleas by two gay couples seeking enforcement of their right to marry and a direction to the authorities to register their marriage under the Special Marriage Act.
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Gay Couple Goes To Supreme Court, Seeks Recognition Of Same-Sex Marriage
They stressed that the top court has also expressly held that members of the LGBTQ+ community have the same human, fundamental, and constitutional rights as other citizens.
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US Supreme Court Tosses Ruling Against Wedding Cake Bakers Who Rebuffed Lesbians
The US Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling against the owners of an Oregon bakery who refused based on their Christian beliefs to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple in another case pitting gay rights against religious rights.
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US Supreme Court To Weigh In On Gay, Transgender Rights
The US Supreme Court said Monday it will take up the question of whether gay and transgender workers are protected by federal law that bars discrimination in the workplace.
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Won't Allow Gay Sex In The Army, Says Chief General Rawat
Gay sex will not be allowed in the Indian Army, its chief General Bipin Rawat said on Thursday when asked to comment on the Supreme Court decriminalizing homosexuality.
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UN Human Rights Chief Praises Supreme Court For Verdict On Section 377
The UN's top human rights official cited the "landmark" decision by India's Supreme Court decriminalising consensual gay sex and urged more countries to bring their laws and practices in line with the fundamental equality of all their people.
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South Korea's Top Court Grants State Benefits To Gay Couples In Landmark Ruling
South Korea's supreme court on Thursday upheld a ruling that a same-sex partner was eligible for spousal benefits from state health insurance, a move hailed as a win for LGBTQ rights in a country that has lagged others in the region.
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Russia Bans LGBT Movement, Terms It "Extremist"
Russia's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that LGBT activists should be designated as extremists, in a move that representatives of gay and transgender people fear will lead to arrests and prosecutions.
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What Are Supreme Court's Directives To Centre, States On Queer Rights
Same-Sex Marriage Verdict: The Supreme Court today directed the Centre and the state governments to ensure that queer people are not discriminated against on the basis of their sexual orientation.
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No Legal Right For Same-Sex Marriage Is "Clear Discrimination": Petitioner
The petitioners seeking legal sanction for same-sex marriage on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to recognise their right to marry saying there can't be a situation where the court will say it will give nothing as it can't give everything.
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Supreme Court Gives Centre 4 Weeks To Respond To Pleas For Recognition Of Gay Marriages
The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the central government to separate pleas by two gay couples seeking enforcement of their right to marry and a direction to the authorities to register their marriage under the Special Marriage Act.
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Gay Couple Goes To Supreme Court, Seeks Recognition Of Same-Sex Marriage
They stressed that the top court has also expressly held that members of the LGBTQ+ community have the same human, fundamental, and constitutional rights as other citizens.
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US Supreme Court Tosses Ruling Against Wedding Cake Bakers Who Rebuffed Lesbians
The US Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling against the owners of an Oregon bakery who refused based on their Christian beliefs to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple in another case pitting gay rights against religious rights.
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US Supreme Court To Weigh In On Gay, Transgender Rights
The US Supreme Court said Monday it will take up the question of whether gay and transgender workers are protected by federal law that bars discrimination in the workplace.
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Won't Allow Gay Sex In The Army, Says Chief General Rawat
Gay sex will not be allowed in the Indian Army, its chief General Bipin Rawat said on Thursday when asked to comment on the Supreme Court decriminalizing homosexuality.
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UN Human Rights Chief Praises Supreme Court For Verdict On Section 377
The UN's top human rights official cited the "landmark" decision by India's Supreme Court decriminalising consensual gay sex and urged more countries to bring their laws and practices in line with the fundamental equality of all their people.
