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UK supports extending gay marriage, abortion rights to Northern Ireland
Opposition Labour MP Stella Creasy, who led demands for change, hailed Tuesday's votes.
10 Jul 2019 1:16 PM
Ecuador top court approves same-sex marriage in 5-4 vote
Ecuador, where the church is very influential, thus joins Argentina, Brazil and Colombia in recognising same-sex marriage.
13 Jun 2019 12:13 PM
In a first for Asia, Taiwan parliament endorses same-sex marriage
Bill which offers same-sex couples similar legal protections for marriage as heterosexuals, will take effect after Tsai signs it into law.
17 May 2019 12:24 PM
Same-sex couple carry the same child thanks to reciprocal IVF
The couple who got married in 2015 had met six years back and both of them wanted to have children.
29 Oct 2018 7:07 PM
First royal gay wedding: Queen's cousin Lord Ivar Mountbatten marries James Coyle
Two years coming out as gay, the royal is given away by his ex wife Penny.
24 Sep 2018 2:38 PM
RSS airs opposition to same-sex marriages
“These relationships are not natural, so we do not support this kind of relationships,” Mr Kumar said.
07 Sep 2018 4:25 AM
Spanish Catholic Church held its only same- sex ceremony in 1901
The lesbian couple who trciked them spend the rest of their lives on the run after the truth came out.
21 Feb 2018 1:50 PM
Days after Australia legalizes same-sex marriage, first couple tie the knot
Amy and Elise McDonald were given an exemption to marry in Melbourne since their relatives also had flown in from overseas.
17 Dec 2017 5:16 PM
LGBTIQ wedding season for Australia: Rush of ceremonies after law passed
The historic reform was given royal assent, the final step in a process that began with a national postal vote in September.
08 Dec 2017 12:31 PM
‘A day for love’: Australia legalises same-sex marriage
The nation overwhelmingly voted in favour of changing the law, ending decades of political wrangling.
07 Dec 2017 2:03 PM
Austria top court rules in favour of same-sex marriage
In April 2001 the Netherlands became the first country in the world to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry in a civil ceremony.
05 Dec 2017 4:45 PM
Secrets and wives: Gay Chinese hide behind 'sham marriage'
Around 90% of gay men in China are married to women who are usually straight and unaware of their husband's real sexual orientation.
21 Nov 2017 1:16 PM
Australia church cancels wedding after bride backs same-sex marriage on Facebook
The survey is non-binding but PM Malcolm Turnbull has vowed to hold a vote in parliament if the majority of Australians choose 'yes'.
15 Sep 2017 12:17 PM
Australian court dismisses challenge to gay marriage survey; Turbull welcomes ruling
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, a supporter of same-sex rights, welcomed the ruling, which was handed down in Melbourne.
07 Sep 2017 2:35 PM
A step towards sexual equality
As a democratic society, India also has to look back to see what little progress has been made with regard to gay rights.
02 Jul 2017 12:55 AM
German lawmakers vote for same-sex marriage; Merkel opposes
Merkel voted against a law to legalise same-sex marriage which passed parliament, saying she believed it was preserve of a man and a woman.
30 Jun 2017 1:34 PM
German parliament to vote on bill to legalise same-sex marriage
The bill was hastily put on the parliamentary agenda on the last day before the summer break by the centre-left Social Democrats.
28 Jun 2017 3:49 PM
As Taiwan legalises same-sex marriage, Chinese gays hear wedding bells
LGBT discourse thrives online and the Chinese gay-dating app Blued claims the world's largest user base, at 27 million, mostly in China.
17 Jun 2017 1:09 PM
Taiwan becomes first country to legalise same-sex marriage in Asia
The court said that if parliament does not make the change within 2 years, same-sex couples could register to marry regardless.
24 May 2017 3:07 PM
First to come out of closet, Leo set to lead Ireland
Vardarkar had become the first openly gay Cabinet minister in Ireland after coming out in 2015.
22 May 2017 6:08 AM
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