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S'pore's repeal of Section 377A a step forward for LGBT groups in Asia, say activists

Post-decriminalisation, some complex issues include same-sex marriage, adoption rights and anti-discrimination laws.
Read more at straitstimes.com. ....

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Bhutan parliament decriminalizes homosexuality, to delight of activists

A joint sitting of both houses of Bhutan’s parliament approved a bill on Thursday to legalize gay sex, making the tiny Himalayan kingdom the latest Asian nation to take steps towards easing restrictions on same-sex relationships. ....

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Bhutan parliament decriminalises homosexuality, to delight of activists


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Kathmandu, December 10
A joint sitting of both houses of Bhutan’s parliament approved a Bill on Thursday to legalize gay sex, making the tiny Himalayan kingdom the latest Asian nation to take steps towards easing restrictions on same-sex relationships.
Sections 213 and 214 of the penal code had criminalized “unnatural sex”, widely interpreted as homosexuality.
Lawmaker Ugyen Wangdi, the vice chairperson of a joint panel considering the changes, said 63 of the total 69 members of both houses of parliament had voted in favour of amending the code to scrap the provision. Six members were absent.
“Homosexuality will not be considered as unnatural sex now,” Wangdi told Reuters by phone from the Bhutanese capital of Thimphu, without giving details. ....

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