same sex marriage

The law gained the support of nearly all upper house lawmakers and will be sent to the palace for royal approval.

The bill had the support of all of Thailand's major parties and was more than a decade in the making.

The law gives same-sex couples the right to wed and adopt children and comes after decades of campaigning for marriage equality.

This will provide rights, responsibilities and family status as equal to the marriage between a man and a woman presently in all aspects.

The court ruling comes five years after a historic 2018 judgement when the Supreme Court scrapped a colonial-era ban on gay sex.

Only Taiwan and Nepal allow same-sex unions in Asia, where largely conservative values still dominate politics and society.

Taiwan was the first in Asia to recognise such unions, while same-sex acts are illegal in some countries, such as Malaysia.

Lee said the Singaporean society, especially young people in the city-state, were becoming more accepting of gay people.

A major symbolic victory in a country where the constitution defines marriage as being based on "the mutual consent of both sexes."

Germany's parliament backed the legalisation of same-sex marriage on Friday in a historic vote hailed by gay activists and leftist parties.

Following Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to row back on her conservative party's opposition to gay marriage, her opponent in September's elections said on Tuesday that his party would push.

The court gave two years for legal amendments to allow same-sex marriage.

Donald Trump said in an interview broadcast Sunday that he will not seek to overturn the legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States.

The Australian senate on Monday night voted down the conservative government's bill to hold a public vote by a margin of 33 to 29.

A campaign to #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend spread like wildfire across Twitter.

The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.

Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.