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Taiwan approves same-sex marriage in first for Asia
Associated Press, Published on 17/05/2019
» TAIPEI: Taiwan's legislature voted Friday to legalise same-sex marriage, a first in Asia and a boost for LGBT rights activists who had championed the cause for two decades.
Brunei death penalty moratorium applied to new Shariah laws
Associated Press, Published on 06/05/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: Brunei's sultan has said a moratorium on capital punishment is in effect for new Shariah criminal laws including stoning people for gay sex and adultery that sparked an international outcry.
Death by stoning for gays, amputation for theft in Brunei
Associated Press, Published on 27/03/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: Amnesty International on Wednesday slammed plans by Brunei to implement what the rights group called “vicious” Islamic criminal laws such as stoning to death for gay sex and amputation for theft.
Indonesia's Aceh canes couples for public shows of affection
Associated Press, Published on 20/04/2018
» BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: Indonesia's deeply conservative Aceh province on Friday caned several unmarried couples for showing affection in public and two women for prostitution before an enthusiastic audience of hundreds.
First same-sex couples married in Australia
Associated Press, Published on 18/12/2017
» SYDNEY: Two female couples tied the knot in Australia's first same-sex weddings under new legislation allowing gay marriages.
Indonesia sentences gay club workers to 2-3 years in prison
Associated Press, Published on 15/12/2017
» JAKARTA: An Indonesian court has sentenced 10 men arrested in a raid at a gay club and sauna to between two and three years in prison, an activist and a relative of one of the men said.
Top Indonesia court rejects attempt to criminalise gay sex
Associated Press, Published on 14/12/2017
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's top court has ruled against petitioners seeking to make gay sex and sex outside marriage illegal.
Australia gay marriages to start in January
Associated Press, Published on 08/12/2017
» CANBERRA: Gay marriage in Australia has become a law as the prime minister gained a final signature on a bill hours after it was overwhelming endorsed by Parliament, and the nation started planning weddings that can take place in a month.
Australian Parliament allows same-sex marriages
Associated Press, Published on 07/12/2017
» CANBERRA, Australia: The Australian Parliament voted on Thursday to allow same-sex marriage across the nation, following a bitter and divisive debate settled by the government polling voters in a much-criticized ballot survey that strongly endorsed change.
Australian lawmaker proposes to gay partner during debate
Associated Press, Published on 04/12/2017
» CANBERRA, Australia: An Australian lawmaker giving a speech on same-sex marriage proposed to his gay partner Monday during Parliament’s debate on a bill that is expected to soon legalise marriage equality across the country.