Nepal Allows Registration Of Same-Sex Marriages

The Associated Press reports:

LGBTQ+ rights activists and couples in Nepal on Thursday were celebrating an interim order issued by the country’s Supreme Court enabling the registration of same-sex marriages for the first time.

The Supreme Court issued the order on Wednesday allowing for the temporary registration of marriages for same-sex and non-traditional couples. It was not clear when the court would make its final decision on the case.

Since a court decision in 2007 asking the government to make changes in favor of LGBTQ+ people, Nepal has undergone major changes. The new constitution also explicitly states there can be no discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

Read the full article. Elsewhere in Asia, same-sex marriage is only legal in Taiwan. Same-sex marriage bills are in the works in South Korea and Japan. Thailand’s frontrunner for prime minister has vowed action on same-sex marriage. The Indian Supreme Court could issue its ruling on same-sex marriage at any time.

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The Supreme Court has issued an interim order recognizing marriage rights for same-sex and non-traditional heterosexual couples! This landmark decision calls for amendments to the Civil Code — [1/2] pic.twitter.com/hlW7MRvqHB

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