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BANGKOK, THAILAND — (09-27-24) — Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn made history earlier this week when he signed a marriage equality bill into law, making the country the first in South East Asia to recognize same-sex marriage, a major milestone for LGBTQ rights in the country. The new law uses gender-neutral terms in place of "husbands", [...]
BANGKOK, TH — (06-19-24) — The Southeast Asian nation of Thailand will become the first to legalize same-sex marriage in the region, after the kingdom’s Senate approved a marriage equality bill on Tuesday. Supporters were over joyed at the passage as supporters are calling it a “monumental step forward for LGBT rights.” in the Southeast [...]
BANGKOK, TH — (03-28-24) — Thailand' Parliament made history yesterday when it passed a same-sex marriage bill, making the country the first Southeast Asian nation to recognize same-sex marriage. “I want to invite you all to make history,” said Danuphorn Punnakanta, chairman of the parliamentary committee, ahead of the vote. “We did this for all [...]
SEOUL, KR — (10-30-23) — South Korea's constitutional court has upheld the ban on gay sex in the military, a long standing law against same-sex relations in the military, in what activists have called a major setback for LGBT rights for Korean citizens who put their lives on the life for the nation. South Korea's [...]
NIGERIA — (10-24-23) — Security forces arrested 76 Nigerians on Saturday on charges of organizing a gay wedding in north-east Nigeria, where same-sex marriage is criminalized and often met with violence. Nigeria passed its anti-gay marriage bill in 2014, which made homosexuality punishable with a penalty of 14 years in prison. Even with sanctions being [...]