Indonesia criminalizes sex outside marriage

Dec 06, 2022

The US news broadcaster said the new code bans cohabitation before marriage, apostasy, and provides punishments for insulting the president or expressing views counter...

Indian society is "not ready" to accept same-sex marriage: Sushil Modi

Dec 20, 2022

"Same-sex marriage will not be appropriate for India's culture and tradition. But some leftist & liberal activists went to Supreme Court (SC) and asked...

Tourists wary of travelling to Indonesia after new penal code bans sex outside marriage

Jan 08, 2023

Violators will face up to a year in prison or fines. The code also prohibits unmarried couples from living together. Some local authorities have...

In landmark change, Greece legalises same-sex marriage

Feb 16, 2024

The Greek parliament passed a law legalizing same-sex marriage making it the first majority Orthodox Christian country to establish marriage equality for all, CNN...

Delhi HC seeks list of persons aggrieved by denial of registration of same-sex marriage

Sep 14, 2020

New Delhi [India], September 14 : The Delhi High Court, while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to recognise same-sex marriage under the...

SC refers petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage to Constitution Bench

Mar 13, 2023

The Supreme Court on Monday referred various petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the Constitution Bench.