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SE Asia 5 years ago

Singapore court upholds colonial-era law that criminalizes sex between men

Singapore's high court upheld on Monday a rarely-used law that criminalizes sex between men, dismissing three appeals that argued it was unconstitutional.

People 6 years ago

Transgender pastor defies court to conduct same-sex marriages in Hong Kong

A transgender pastor has vowed to officiate same-sex marriages in Hong Kong despite a legal challenge failing to provide assurances that he will not face arrest.

World 6 years ago

N. Ireland set for first same-sex marriage

Robyn Peoples, 26, and Sharni Edwards, 27, were due to wed at 2:00 pm (1400 GMT) in Carrickfergus, near Belfast, after the new legislation came into effect on Monday.

World 6 years ago

Bogota's first woman mayor pledges to fight racism, xenophobia

The center-left mayor, who married her same-sex partner last month, takes over a city that has become a focal point of countrywide protests against the rule of right-wing President Ivan Duque.

Health 7 years ago

Men with same-sex partners 28 times more likely to get HIV: UN

Men with same-sex sexual partners are 28 times more likely to contract HIV than their heterosexual counterparts despite a radical reduction in new infections among gay men in Western countries, a UN report said on Wednesday.

Politics 7 years ago

Govt proposes to remove 'same sex' from bill on fornication

The Indonesian government will remove the phrase “same sex” from the article on fornication in the Criminal Code (KUHP) bill.

National 7 years ago

House to keep same-sex article in Criminal Code bill: Lawmaker

Articles that penalize same-sex "indecent conduct" as a criminal act are still included in the recent version of the Criminal Code bill, says a member of the Criminal Code bill working committee.

Politics 8 years ago

Criminal Code bill ‘goes too far’ into private matters: Experts

Experts and activists from various institutions lambasted the Criminal Code bill on Thursday, saying articles regulating immoral behavior in the draft law went too far into the private lives of citizens.

National 8 years ago

PREMIUM
Court defends civil rights

In a rare victory for the country’s civil rights defenders, the Constitutional Court (MK) rejected a judicial review petition on Thursday aimed at outlawing premarital sex and same-sex relationships.

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