Same-sex marriage: Check how it has divided the world
1 year, 6 months ago

Same-sex marriage: Check how it has divided the world

Firstpost  

A new survey by the Pew Research Center shows that people’s opinions on legal same-sex marriage vary widely across 24 countries. The survey found that support for same-sex marriage is highest in Sweden, where 92 per cent of adults are in favor of it, and lowest in Nigeria, where only 2 per cent support it. Graphic by Pranay Bhardwaj In the US, where the Supreme Court legalised same-sex marriage nationwide in 2015, 63 per cent of adults support it and 34 per cent oppose it. - In South Korea, where same-sex marriage is not legal and the debate is making headlines, 40 per cent of adults support it and 59 per cent oppose it. - In Indonesia, where homosexuality is illegal, only 5 per cent of adults support same-sex marriage and 90 per cent oppose it.

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Anita Anand | Some lessons from Thailand’s same-sex marriage law: Social attitudes can change
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Anita Anand | Some lessons from Thailand’s same-sex marriage law: Social attitudes can change

Deccan Chronicle  

On June 18, Thailand made history as the first country in Southeast Asia to pass a marriage equality law, recognising same-sex couples. According to a 2015 opinion poll, 89 per cent of Thais said they would accept a colleague who is gay or lesbian, 80 per cent would not mind if a family member was LGBT, and 59 per cent …

Greece just legalized same-sex marriage. Will other Orthodox countries join them any time soon?
10 months, 1 week ago

Greece just legalized same-sex marriage. Will other Orthodox countries join them any time soon?

Associated Press  

Greece has become the first majority-Orthodox Christian nation to legalize same-sex marriage under civil law. A 2016 statement by a council of most Orthodox churches called marriage between a man and a woman “the oldest institution of divine law” and said members were forbidden from entering same-sex unions. But he added that the church must respond to members in such …

After Greece's legalisation of same-sex marriage, will other Orthodox countries follow suit?
10 months, 1 week ago

After Greece's legalisation of same-sex marriage, will other Orthodox countries follow suit?

New Indian Express  

Greece has become the first majority-Orthodox Christian nation to legalise same-sex marriage under civil law. Eastern Orthodox leadership, despite lacking a single doctrinal authority like a pope, has been united in opposing recognition of same-sex relationships both within its own rites and in the civil realm. Two small majority-Orthodox countries, Montenegro and Cyprus, have authorised same-sex unions in recent years, …

Greece just legalized same-sex marriage. Will other Orthodox Christian countries join them any time soon?
10 months, 1 week ago

Greece just legalized same-sex marriage. Will other Orthodox Christian countries join them any time soon?

LA Times  

A protester in Athens raises a banner during a rally against same-sex marriage this month. A 2016 statement by a council of most Orthodox churches called marriage between a man and a woman “the oldest institution of divine law” and said members were forbidden from entering same-sex unions. But he added that the church must respond to members in such …

Greek government says it stands by same-sex marriage pledge even after opposition from the Church
1 year ago

Greek government says it stands by same-sex marriage pledge even after opposition from the Church

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s center-right government said Thursday it would fulfill a commitment to legalize same-sex marriage, sidestepping staunch opposition from the country’s influential Orthodox Church. The Church’s main argument centered around the issue of raising children, claiming they are being treated as “accessories” and “companion pets” for gay couples. “But at the same time, we are implementing our policy, …

Nearly 9% adults across 30 countries identify self as LGBTQ: Survey
1 year, 6 months ago

Nearly 9% adults across 30 countries identify self as LGBTQ: Survey

Live Mint  

A recent survey by Ipsos has found that nearly 9 percent of adults have self-identified themselves as LGBTQ in 30 countries across the world, CNN has reported. List of countries where same-sex marriages are legal: Costa Rica, Northern Ireland, Ecuador, Taiwan, Austria, Australia, Malta, Germany, Colombia, United States, Greenland, Ireland, Finland, Luxembourg, Scotland, England and Wales, Brazil, France, New Zealand, …

Data Point: Situating the debate on same-sex marriage
1 year, 7 months ago

Data Point: Situating the debate on same-sex marriage

The Hindu  

The Data Point is a bi-weekly newsletter in which The Hindu’s Data team decodes the numbers behind today’s biggest stories. Attitude towards homosexuality in India While the Union government claimed that the legalisation of same-sex marriages merely voiced “urban elitist views”, data show that the urban elite people were not more accepting of same-sex relationships than the rural poor. Around …

No govt data shows same-sex marriage is an urban-elitist concept, says CJI
1 year, 8 months ago

No govt data shows same-sex marriage is an urban-elitist concept, says CJI

Live Mint  

Supreme Court begins hearing arguments on the validation of same-sex marriage in India. 10 updates On the second day of the historic hearing for legalising same-sex marriage in India, the Supreme Court bench made significant remarks on the case. ‘Notion of man, woman not based on genitals,’ says SC on legal validation of same-sex marriage The Supreme Court of India …

India’s government opposes legalisation of same sex marriages
1 year, 9 months ago

India’s government opposes legalisation of same sex marriages

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India’s government has opposed the …

Centre Says 'No' to Same-sex Marriage; A Look at Countries Where It’s Legal
1 year, 9 months ago

Centre Says 'No' to Same-sex Marriage; A Look at Countries Where It’s Legal

News 18  

The Government of India has opposed the legal recognition of same-sex marriages in the country. Greenland Greenland’s parliament voted unanimously to legalize same-sex marriage and granted adoption rights in 2015. France France’s highest court threw its weight behind a bill allowing same-sex marriage and adoptions by same-sex couples in May 2013. Spain The Spanish Parliament legalized same-sex marriage and granted …

Data | In 133 countries homosexuality decriminalised, but only in 32 of them same-sex marriage is legal
1 year, 11 months ago

Data | In 133 countries homosexuality decriminalised, but only in 32 of them same-sex marriage is legal

The Hindu  

On Sunday, over 2,000 members and supporters of the LGBTQ community took to the streets of New Delhi to press for equal marriage rights, after the Supreme Court on Friday transferred to itself petitions pending in various High Courts seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage. The Centre’s position on the issue is not unique given that currently, more than 6.77 …

Indonesia sex laws 'nail in coffin' for LGBTQ rights
2 years ago

Indonesia sex laws 'nail in coffin' for LGBTQ rights

Firstpost  

Indonesia’s legislation banning sex outside marriage represents a major new threat to the LGBTQ community’s rights in the conservative country, where same-sex unions are not recognised. Jakarta: Indonesia’s legislation banning sex outside marriage represents a major new threat to the LGBTQ community’s rights in the conservative country, where same-sex unions are not recognised. Once enacted, the legislation approved Tuesday in …

Same-sex marriage and surrogacy: Where is it legal?
2 years, 2 months ago

Same-sex marriage and surrogacy: Where is it legal?

Hindustan Times  

Cubans have voted overwhelmingly to legalise same-sex marriage, making the country the 33rd to stop defining marriage as being exclusively between a man and a woman. Here is a global overview of same-sex marriage and surrogacy: - Europe, gay marriage pioneers - The Netherlands in 2001 became the first country in the world to allow same-sex couples to marry. But …

Switzerland approves same-sex marriage by wide margin in referendum
3 years, 2 months ago

Switzerland approves same-sex marriage by wide margin in referendum

India TV News  

Switzerland voted by a wide margin to allow same-sex couples to marry in a referendum on Sunday, bringing the Alpine nation into line with many others in western Europe. Supporters said passage would put same-sex partners on equal legal footing with heterosexual couples by allowing them to adopt children together and facilitating citizenship for same-sex spouses. At a polling station …

Netherlands no longer seen as frontrunner for LGBTQI+ acceptance by many members
3 years, 4 months ago

Netherlands no longer seen as frontrunner for LGBTQI+ acceptance by many members

NL Times  

Many members of the LGBTQI+ community no longer see the Netherlands as the leading example of their acceptance. Around 42 percent of respondents said they received negative reactions last year in public due to their sexuality or gender identity. “Pride is primarily online again and only reaches members that already have a positive stance towards the LGBTQI+ community”, a respondent …

A Record Number Of Americans, Including Republicans, Now Support Same-Sex Marriage
3 years, 6 months ago

A Record Number Of Americans, Including Republicans, Now Support Same-Sex Marriage

NPR  

A Record Number Of Americans, Including Republicans, Now Support Same-Sex Marriage Enlarge this image toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP Jacquelyn Martin/AP Support for same-sex marriage in the U.S. has reached an all-time high of 70%, according to a poll released by Gallup on Tuesday. The percentage — the highest since the organization began recording the trend in 1996 — marks a …

Two decades since the world's first legal same-sex marriages, where do we stand now?
3 years, 8 months ago

Two decades since the world's first legal same-sex marriages, where do we stand now?

Firstpost  

By David Crary and Mike Corder Twenty years ago, just after the stroke of midnight on 1 April, the mayor of Amsterdam married four couples in City Hall as the Netherlands became the first country in the world with legalised same-sex marriages. The pairs were among four couples to get married under a new law which took effect April 1, …

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