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20 December 2012Taiwan: ‘Milestone’ equal marriage case sent to top court 2 A Taiwanese court which had been scheduled to give a decision today on the case of a gay couple who had appealed to have their marriage legally recognised, made no ruling, and instead sent the case to the country's top court. -
20 December 2012Taiwan: Court decision could lead to legalisation of equal marriage 5 A decision is expected on Thursday by a Taiwanese court which could result in the first legally recognised marriage of a gay couple in the country.
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27 November 2012Malaysia: Islamic political party members to protest against Elton John concert 9 Members of a Malaysian Islamic political party are set to protest against the appearance of Elton John in the country's capital on Saturday evening. -
25 November 2012India: Gay pride parade takes place in New Delhi 5 Hundreds of LGBT activists in New Delhi have marched in a Pride parade. -
21 November 2012Final Fantasy XIV game could soon include gay marriages 16 A representative of the makers of the hugely popular Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) Final Fantasy XIV has said that it could soon feature marriages between players of the same sex. -
27 September 2012Lesbian daughter of Hong Kong billionaire still ‘close’ with father 16 Gigi Chao, the lesbian daughter of a Hong Kong billionaire who’s been on the receiving end of global media attention, has given an interview to the BBC. -
26 September 2012Hong Kong billionaire offers £40 million marriage bounty for lesbian daughter 23 A businessman from Hong Kong has offered a $65m (£40.2m) dowry to any man who can win the heart of his lesbian daughter. -
14 September 2012Malaysian government criticised for hosting seminars to spot ‘gay children’ 9 The Malaysian government has been criticised by Amnesty International for hosting a series of seminars for parents and teachers, claiming how to identify if a child is gay. -
31 August 2012Malaysia: Court case challenges trans “discrimination” law 2 Four trans women in Malaysia have begun action to challenge the Islamic law which forbids them from behaving and dressing like women. -
27 August 2012Nepal: Religious leaders remain silent over legalisation of LGBT rights 18 A gay lawmaker in Nepal has said that not a single religious group has made a complaint following a decision by the government to grant equal rights to LGBT citizens. -
22 August 2012Singapore: High Court to hear if anti-gay sex law is unconstitutional 6 The High Court in Singapore is set to hear if the law that criminalises gay sex in the country is unconstitutional. -
21 August 2012Head of Taiwan’s Centre for Disease Control says marriage equality will help prevent spread of STDs 23 The deputy director-general of Taiwan's Centres for Disease Control (CDC) is the first first senior official in the country to publicly come out in support of marriage equality.
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16 August 2012Nepalese LGBT rights group condemn ‘brazen thuggery’ of ‘biased and malicious’ TV programme 15 The Blue Diamond Society (BDS), Nepal’s leading LGBT rights organisation, have issued a statement condemning "a biased and maliciious" news report about their activities, which was screened on a national television station this week.
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14 August 2012Marriage equality on the cards for Taiwan 2 Two women were married in a Buddhist ceremony in Taiwan last weekend, in the first known ceremony of its kind to be held in the country. -
7 August 2012Malaysian gay couple hold wedding celebration 3 A gay couple in Malaysia have held what is considered to be the country's first gay wedding celebration.
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29 July 2012Vietnam considers legal recognition for gay couples 22 Vietnam's Communist government is considering whether to legalise marriage or civil registration for gay couples. -
17 July 2012China: Dictionary in dispute over gay omission 4 Dictionary writers in China have been criticised for leaving a word popular among the gay community out of a new edition. -
9 July 2012China: Wives of gay men ‘defrauded by support website’ 2 Fifty wives of gay men in China say a website set up to provide them with support in their marriage has defrauded them, state media reports. -
8 July 2012China lifts ban on lesbians donating blood 1 Lesbians in China can now legally give blood - although the ban on sexually active gay and bisexual men remains. -
22 May 2012War erupts between India’s cricket chief and his gay son 34 The gay son of India's cricket chief tells Indian newspapers that his father is using his political influence to torture him and his partner, and that this was now 'a fight to the finish.'
