Thailand's same-sex marriage bill gets royal endorsement
BANGKOK — Thailand's King has endorsed a marriage equality bill passed by parliament earlier this ye...
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25/09/2024
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Chinese university announces first marriage-related degree course
HONG KONG - China's Civil Affairs University announced a new undergraduate marriage programme to dev...
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02/08/2024
South Korea's top court upholds landmark ruling over same-sex spousal state benefits
SEOUL — South Korea's supreme court on Thursday (July 18) upheld a ruling that a same-sex partner wa...
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18/07/2024
Sea of pink: Thousands, including MPs, gather for annual Pink Dot SG rally
SINGAPORE – Hong Lim Park was awash in hues of pink on June 29 as thousands turned up for the annual...
Wong Shiying
29/06/2024
As South Korea's population shrinks, same-sex couples say they can help
SUWON, South Korea — South Koreans Kim Eun-ha and Park Cho-hyeon would like to get married and have ...
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29/06/2024
Thailand passes landmark Bill recognising marriage equality
BANGKOK — Thailand on June 18 became the first country in South-east Asia to legalise same-sex marri...
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18/06/2024
Thai LGBT community start Pride Month ahead of marriage equality bill readings
BANGKOK — Rainbow flags filled the streets of Bangkok on Saturday (June 1) at the start of Pride Mon...
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02/06/2024
Hong Kong LGBTQ activists upset at revised ID card gender rules
HONG KONG - Hong Kong will allow transgender people who have not completed full sex reassignment sur...
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04/04/2024
Thai LGBT activists celebrate vote that brings marriage equality closer
BANGKOK — Thai LGBT activists celebrated another victory on Tuesday (April 2) after a marriage equal...
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03/04/2024
Japan high court says same-sex marriage bar is unconstitutional
TOKYO - Japan's bar on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, the high court in the northern region ...
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14/03/2024
Thailand edges closer to legalising same-sex marriage
BANGKOK — Thai lawmakers on Thursday (Dec 21) overwhelmingly passed four draft bills on same-sex mar...
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22/12/2023
Singapore's Catholic Church clarifies blessing same-sex couples not the same as endorsing same-sex unions
SINGAPORE — The Archdiocese of Singapore has clarified that a recent declaration from the Vatican al...
Raul Dancel
20/12/2023
Thai marriage equality bill will go to parliament in December: PM
BANGKOK - Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Tuesday (Nov 21) that cabinet has appro...
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21/11/2023
Taiwan presidential frontrunner joins huge crowds at east Asia's largest Pride march
TAIPEI — An estimated 180,000 people marched through Taipei on Saturday (Oct 28) in a riotous and no...
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29/10/2023
South Korean court upholds ban on gay sex within armed forces
SEOUL — South Korea's constitutional court on Thursday (Oct 26) narrowly upheld a law banning same-s...
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27/10/2023
Japan's top court set to rule on sterilisation requirement for gender change
TOKYO — Japan's top court is set to rule on Wednesday (Oct 25) on the validity of a legal clause tha...
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25/10/2023
India's top court declines to legalise same-sex marriage
NEW DELHI — India's top court on Tuesday (Oct 17) said it cannot legalise same-sex marriages, with t...
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17/10/2023
Hong Kong's top court urges alternative legal framework for same-sex couples
HONG KONG - Hong Kong's top court partially approved on Tuesday (Sept 5) a landmark appeal by an LGB...
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06/09/2023
'If you want to be homosexual, do it privately': Tan Kin Lian raises eyebrows with comments on LGBT community
From the 'pretty girls' Facebook posts debacle to his unhappiness over his recent broadcast message,...
Ching Shi Jie
26/08/2023
'We should not rush this': Tharman on LGBTQ matters in Singapore
Rushing LGBTQ matters is "too risky" in our society, Tharman Shanmugaratnam said. Presidential candi...
Khoo Yi-Hang
26/08/2023