カテゴリー: Equal marriage
Government framework to recognise ‘core rights’ said to barely reach minimum ordered by court rulingDino Wong and Geoffrey Yu count themselves among the lucky ones. The Hong Kong couple were married in 2019, in a hastily arranged trip to the US Pacifi…
Thailand’s LGBTQ+ community has fought for decades for the right to equal marriage, and on Thursday 878 district offices across the country opened their doors to same-sex couples who wished to register and get married. It has made Thailand the first co…
Thailand has become the first country in south-east Asia to hold legal same-sex weddings, with LGBTQ+ groups aiming to mark the occasion with more than 1,000 marriage registrations in a single day‘I am so proud’: Joy as Thailand’s same-sex couples can …
Calls grow for marriage equality as another court rules ban is unconstitutionalPressure is building on Japan’s government to legalise same-sex unions after a court ruled that a ban on them was unconstitutional.Rights advocates said the ruling on Tuesda…
Diplomats add their voices to Japanese campaigners in demanding LGBTQ+ rights as Hiroshima prepares to host the G7 summitAkane Kousaka and her partner live in fear of the day when one of them falls ill or is injured in an accident. The LGBTQ+ couple ha…
Court rules same-sex marriage ban is constitutional but says lack of legal protection is human rights violationA court in has ruled that Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage is constitutional, but said the lack of legal protection for same-sex couples viol…
Partnership certificates allow same-sex couples to be treated as married couples in areas like housing, health and welfareTokyo’s metropolitan government began issuing partnership certificates to same-sex couples who live and work in the capital on Tue…
LGBT activists celebrate as landmark decision boosts campaign to legalise same-sex unionsA court has given hope to the campaign to legalise gay marriage in Japan after it ruled that not allowing same-sex couples to wed is unconstitutional.Japan is the …