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Bhutan lawmakers vote to roll back part of anti-gay sodomy law

Bhutan lawmakers vote to roll back part of anti-gay sodomy law
Penal code has been amended to clarify that same-sex relations don t violate prohibition on unnatural sex
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The Royal Palace in Bhutan – Photo: David Broad, via Wikimedia.
Lawmakers in the nation of Bhutan have rolled back part of the country’s law criminalizing sodomy and other forms of “sexual conduct that is against the order of nature.”
Sixty-three lawmakers in the national Parliament voted to approve the changes, which will keep in place a line in the penal code criminalizing “unnatural sex,” but will add a sentence clarifying that “homosexuality between adults” does not meet that criteria, according to LGBTQ activist Tashi Tsheten, a founding member of the LGBTQ rights group Rainbow Bhutan. ....

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Rights group cheers Bhutan's move toward legalizing gay sex

Rights group cheers Bhutan's move toward legalizing gay sex
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Israel, Bhutan on road to greater cooperation

Israel, Bhutan on road to greater cooperation
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ISRAEL and Bhutan have established full diplomatic relations between them.
In a joint statement following the signing of the agreement, the two nations said the accord will open the path to greater cooperation and further strengthen relations.
The agreement was signed on Saturday at a ceremony held at the residence of Israel s Ambassador to India, Ron Malka, with the ambassador of Bhutan to India Major General Vetsop Namgyel.
Bhutan s recognition of Israel comes as several Arab and Muslim countries in the Middle East and Africa signed similar agreements, reports Al-Jazeera. ....

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Bhutan Becomes Latest Asian Nation to Dial Back Anti-Gay Laws

Bhutan Becomes Latest Asian Nation to Dial Back Anti-Gay Laws
Lawmakers in the Himalayan country voted this week to amend a 2004 law that criminalizes “sexual conduct that is against the order of nature,” previously treated as a reference to gay sex.
Bhutan’s upper house of Parliament meeting in January. A joint session voted on Thursday to change a section of the country’s penal code that criminalized gay sex.Credit.Upasana Dahal/Agence France-Presse Getty Images
Dec. 12, 2020
HONG KONG The kingdom of Bhutan prides itself on maximizing “gross national happiness,” but it doesn’t always feel that way to members of the country’s L.G.B.T. community. ....

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