Same-sex marriage now legal in Nepal: A historic step toward equality in South Asia
Nepal, a conservative South Asian country, recently made great progress in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights. The country's highest court has authorized the legal registration of same-sex weddings, making it the first country in South Asia to do so. While same-sex marriages are first categorized as Read More...
Respect for Marriage Act protects same-sex and interracial marriages
In a rush before the upcoming Republican takeover of the House of Representatives next year, the US Senate has successfully enacted the Respect for Marriage Act, which seeks to safeguard same-sex unions. The bill must now be passed by the House, which majority leader Steny Hoyer predicted may Read More...
Slovenia legalizes same-sex marriage and adoption, a first in Eastern Europe
Slovenia made history on Tuesday, Oct 4, by becoming the first country in Eastern Europe to equalize its marriage and adoption rules for same-sex couples after the modification was approved by the country's parliament. The ruling is made as Slovenia's neighboring countries enact new Read More...
Tokyo becomes biggest city in Japan to recognize same-sex partnerships
In March of this year, we shared the news that in Sapporo, Japan, the district court ruled that the government’s failure to recognize same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, which was viewed as a symbolic victory and a huge step forward for the LGBTQ+ community in Japan. Now, more steps have Read More...
Chile legalizes same-sex marriage
After a decade-long legal battle, Chile’s Congress has officially passed a law to legalize same-sex marriage. Passed on Tuesday, the bill is expected to be signed into law soon by President Sebastian Pinera. The road to marriage equality has been long and arduous in the conservative South Read More...
Japan comes one step closer to recognizing same-sex marriage
Japan is the only country in the G7 that doesn’t allow same-sex couples the right to marriage, but this past Wednesday in Sapporo, the district court ruled that the government’s failure to recognize same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. The case is part of a series of lawsuits filed by Read More...
Gay weddings have boosted the US economy by $3.8 billion since 2015 ruling
Legalizing same-sex marriage has never been about economics, but that doesn’t mean one doesn’t affect the other. In a recently published study, researchers found gay and lesbian weddings have boosted state and local economies by an estimated $3.8 billion since same-sex marriage was legalized Read More...
Costa Rica just held the first legal same-sex marriage in Central America
In August of 2018, the Supreme Court of Costa Rica ruled that the country’s gay marriage ban was unconstitutional. Now, two years later, Costa Rica has witnessed its first same-sex marriage after the country’s ban on such unions was lifted. That makes Costa Rica the first Central American Read More...
Taiwan just became the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage
Although many countries across the world have legalized same-sex marriage over the last decade, no country in Asia has done it yet. That is, until now. Last Friday, thousands of marriage-equality advocates celebrated in the pouring rain outside Taiwan’s legislature as it voted to become the first Read More...