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Ten years after US Supreme Court’s 'Obergefell' judgment legalised same-sex marriage, an erosion of LGBTQIA+ rights
July 22, 2025 1:55 pm
From classrooms to courtrooms, LGBTQIA+ rights are more fragile than ever in the US, with the Court’s recent rulings sharply curtailing legal protections for transgender people
‘Don’t see why not…’: Delhi HC on plea seeking rights for same-sex couples to make medical decisions for each other
July 18, 2025 3:00 am
The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Centre and the National Medical Commission to respond to a plea that flagged the absence of legal recognition for same-sex partners in medical decision-making.
On LGBTQIA+ rights, why India lags behind its Asian neighbours like Thailand
February 02, 2025 3:03 pm
Thailand is now the largest Asian country to have legalised same-sex marriage. But in India, the Supreme Court has left it to Parliament.
LGBTQ+ couples register marriages as Thailand legalises same sex marriage
January 23, 2025 8:19 am
Thailand passed the Marriage Equality Bill in June 2024 and it comes into effect on January 23 with the country becoming first in South Asia and third in Asia to legalize same sex marriage.
SC closes door on same-sex marriage again, rejects review plea, says ‘no interference is warranted’
January 10, 2025 11:12 am
A five-judge bench of Justices B R Gavai, Surya Kant, B V Nagarathna, P S Narasimha and Dipankar Datta, which considered the petitions in chamber, found no error apparent on the face of the record of the majority view authored by Justice (retired) S Ravindra Bhat in the 2023 ruling.
South Korea's top court upholds landmark ruling over same-sex spousal state benefits
July 18, 2024 2:20 pm
Chief Justice Jo Hee-de said that denying them such benefits because of gender, even though there are no clauses in the national health insurance act specifying it, constituted discrimination based on sexual orientation.
SC on same sex marriage: No open court hearing of pleas for verdict review
July 10, 2024 4:58 am
A five judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud had on October 17 last year refused to accord legal backing to same-sex marriage.
Same-sex marriage verdict: SC to consider review pleas on July 10
July 06, 2024 4:42 am
Challenging the ruling, the review petitions said it “suffers from errors apparent on the face of the record and is self-contradictory and manifestly unjust”.
SC to consider pleas seeking review of verdict declining legal recognition to same-sex marriage
July 05, 2024 6:47 pm
In a setback to gay rights activists, the apex court had on October 17 last year refused to accord legal recognition to same-sex marriage, saying there was "no unqualified right" to marriage except those that are recognised by law.
Thailand to become third Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage: All you need to know
June 30, 2024 4:47 pm
Thailand has become the first country in south Asia to legalise same-sex marriage. What does the bill entail? We explain.
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SC unanimously says no to same-sex marriage
October 17, 2023 2:33 pm
In its much-awaited judgment, the apex court said that the right to marriage is not a fundamental one. It added that it cannot strike down the provisions of the Special Marriage Act or read words differently while maintaining that homosexuality is not an urban or elite concept.
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