The country long seen as a beacon for LGBTQI rights in South Asia still has no law recognizing same-sex marriage. Here's how two couples broke through the bureaucracy and why hundreds of others still wait to say “I do.”
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The Supreme Court of Nepal has issued an interim order to the government, instructing it to temporarily allow the registration of same-sex marriage and other non-traditional heterosexual couples. It was a landmark decision for the same-sex couples as well as individuals identifying themselves as part of the LGBTIQA+ community.
Rights rainbow across South Asia? After progress in Nepal and India, Sri Lanka set to decriminalise homosexuality theleaflet.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theleaflet.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, representing some petitioners, submitted before a five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud that in the Special Marriage Act (SMA), insisted that a large part of problem will be solved through this interpretation.Roht