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LGBTQ+ rights in Asia: Progress and setbacks in 2023

There have been gains and setbacks on LGBTQIA+ rights in Asia this year, ranging from the first same-sex marriages in Nepal to South Korea’s decision to uphold a ban on gay relations in the military. From Afghanistan and Malaysia to the Maldives, gay sex remains a crime, according to a 2023 report by the Human Dignity Trust, a rights group. Here is a look at developments in Asia in 2023. India The country’s Supreme Court declined to legalise same-sex marriage in October, dealing a blow to the hopes of LGBTQIA+…

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Nepal ordered to recognise same-sex marriage in “historic” Supreme Court ruling

LGBTQ+ activists in Nepal are hailing an interim order from the Supreme Court which has cleared the way for same-sex marriage to become a reality. An order issued on 28 June will allow for the temporary registration of marriages for same-sex and non-traditional couples. It is not yet clear when the Court will make its final decision on the case and same-sex marriage is not yet fully legal – though its significance cannot be understated, activists said. Sunil Babu Pant, a former parliamentarian who is openly gay and a leading…

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