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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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For Men Arrested Under Anti-Gay Law, Hope After Supreme Court Verdict
The Supreme Court verdict decriminalising gay sex has finally given some concrete hope to those arrested under the colonial-era Section 377 in India. In some of these instances, court cases have dragged on for close to three decades. Latest crime figures from UP show the state had the maximum number of arrests under the archaic law in 2016 - a mass...
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Top Court Cites Global Verdicts Which Paved Way For Section 377 Ruling
Countries across the globe which paved the way for equality and justice for the LGBTQ community were cited by the Supreme Court while striking down part of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code this week, and quoted liberally from the judgements delivered by their courts on the issue.
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Silence In Political Circles As Millions Applaud Section 377 Verdict
The historic Supreme Court judgment sweeping out the British-era ban on gay rights, cheered by millions across the country, has been greeted with silence by most mainstream political parties. The ruling BJP remained silent as its ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, expressed a nuanced stance. The other NDA parties and all of oppos...
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"Look For Rainbow In Every Crowd": Chief Justice Of India's Top 5 Quotes
Homosexuality is not a crime in India anymore. In a historic verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday, overturned a 2013 judgement, which had upheld the 157-year-old colonial-era law, criminalizing gay sex. In a unanimous verdict, a five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, RF ...
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LGBTQ Community Celebrates Historic Verdict Ending Ban On Homosexuality
Celebrations broke out today as the LGBTQ community and others welcomed the Supreme Court judgment decriminalising consensual gay sex, asserting that the "historic" verdict granted them a basic human right but also acknowledging that complete equality was still some distance away.
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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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
For Men Arrested Under Anti-Gay Law, Hope After Supreme Court Verdict
The Supreme Court verdict decriminalising gay sex has finally given some concrete hope to those arrested under the colonial-era Section 377 in India. In some of these instances, court cases have dragged on for close to three decades. Latest crime figures from UP show the state had the maximum number of arrests under the archaic law in 2016 - a mass...
-
Top Court Cites Global Verdicts Which Paved Way For Section 377 Ruling
Countries across the globe which paved the way for equality and justice for the LGBTQ community were cited by the Supreme Court while striking down part of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code this week, and quoted liberally from the judgements delivered by their courts on the issue.
-
Silence In Political Circles As Millions Applaud Section 377 Verdict
The historic Supreme Court judgment sweeping out the British-era ban on gay rights, cheered by millions across the country, has been greeted with silence by most mainstream political parties. The ruling BJP remained silent as its ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, expressed a nuanced stance. The other NDA parties and all of oppos...
-
"Look For Rainbow In Every Crowd": Chief Justice Of India's Top 5 Quotes
Homosexuality is not a crime in India anymore. In a historic verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday, overturned a 2013 judgement, which had upheld the 157-year-old colonial-era law, criminalizing gay sex. In a unanimous verdict, a five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, RF ...
-
LGBTQ Community Celebrates Historic Verdict Ending Ban On Homosexuality
Celebrations broke out today as the LGBTQ community and others welcomed the Supreme Court judgment decriminalising consensual gay sex, asserting that the "historic" verdict granted them a basic human right but also acknowledging that complete equality was still some distance away.
