Same-sex Couple

Italy's parliament made it illegal on Wednesday for couples to go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy -- a pet project of Prime Minister's Giorgia Meloni party which activists say is meant to target same-sex partners.

A celebrated Australian penguin famous for raising chicks as part of an unlikely same-sex couple has died, a Sydney aquarium said on Thursday.

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.

A same-sex couple, Anju and Kavita, recently got married in a traditional ceremony in Gurugram. Kavita expressed her happiness and noted that Anju is very caring. She also voiced her disapproval of society's non-acceptance and pestering attitude.

"The one thing I know for sure is that in a relationship between a couple, whether heterosexual or same-sex, you cannot involve a third person," said Vidya Balan

The couple made headlines in 2019 for being in a same-sex relationship, while also embracing their traditional South Asian culture.

Greece's parliament was set to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption on Thursday, a landmark reform promoted by the conservative government over the opposition of the country's powerful Orthodox Church.

This makes Nepal, the first in South Asia to formally recognise and register a same-sex marriage following the Supreme Court's decision.

Pope Francis said in an interview published on Monday he is confident critics of his decision to allow blessings for same-sex couples will eventually understand it, except for Africans who are "a special case".

Greece will legalise marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, the prime minister said on Wednesday, but gave no timeframe on the taboo issue in the staunchly Orthodox Christian state.

The Vatican said on Monday in a landmark ruling approved by Pope Francis that Roman Catholic priests can administer blessings to same-sex couples as long as they are not part of regular Church rituals or liturgies.

A petition seeking review of the October 17 verdict refusing to accord legal recognition to same-sex marriages by queer couples was on Thursday mentioned before the Supreme Court for an open court hearing.

US encouraged India to work towards offering equal legal protection to same-sex couples and was "closely monitoring follow-up steps" from the Indian government after the Court declined to legalize same-sex marriage, the U.S. State Department said.

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.

Several countries have banned homosexuality, with many of them having the death penalty for same-sex relations.

Italy's parliament made it illegal on Wednesday for couples to go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy -- a pet project of Prime Minister's Giorgia Meloni party which activists say is meant to target same-sex partners.

A celebrated Australian penguin famous for raising chicks as part of an unlikely same-sex couple has died, a Sydney aquarium said on Thursday.

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.

A same-sex couple, Anju and Kavita, recently got married in a traditional ceremony in Gurugram. Kavita expressed her happiness and noted that Anju is very caring. She also voiced her disapproval of society's non-acceptance and pestering attitude.

"The one thing I know for sure is that in a relationship between a couple, whether heterosexual or same-sex, you cannot involve a third person," said Vidya Balan

The couple made headlines in 2019 for being in a same-sex relationship, while also embracing their traditional South Asian culture.

Greece's parliament was set to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption on Thursday, a landmark reform promoted by the conservative government over the opposition of the country's powerful Orthodox Church.

This makes Nepal, the first in South Asia to formally recognise and register a same-sex marriage following the Supreme Court's decision.

Pope Francis said in an interview published on Monday he is confident critics of his decision to allow blessings for same-sex couples will eventually understand it, except for Africans who are "a special case".

Greece will legalise marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, the prime minister said on Wednesday, but gave no timeframe on the taboo issue in the staunchly Orthodox Christian state.

The Vatican said on Monday in a landmark ruling approved by Pope Francis that Roman Catholic priests can administer blessings to same-sex couples as long as they are not part of regular Church rituals or liturgies.

A petition seeking review of the October 17 verdict refusing to accord legal recognition to same-sex marriages by queer couples was on Thursday mentioned before the Supreme Court for an open court hearing.

US encouraged India to work towards offering equal legal protection to same-sex couples and was "closely monitoring follow-up steps" from the Indian government after the Court declined to legalize same-sex marriage, the U.S. State Department said.

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.

Several countries have banned homosexuality, with many of them having the death penalty for same-sex relations.