Can LGBTQ Filipinos adopt despite same-sex marriage ban in PH?

Pia Piquero 11/23/2024

CEBU, Philippines —Members of the LGBTQ community in the Philippines can adopt children as individuals, but legal adoption does not extend to same-sex couples due to the country’s laws prohibiting same-sex marriage. The Regional Alternative Child Care…

Africa’s Catholic hierarchy refuses same-sex blessings, says such unions are contrary to God’s will

01/12/2024

VATICAN CITY (AP) — In the greatest rebuke yet to Pope Francis, the Catholic bishops of Africa and Madagascar issued a unified statement Thursday refusing to follow his declaration allowing priests to offer blessings to same-sex couples…

Thai PM frontrunner attends Pride parade, promising same-sex marriage, gender identity rights

Reuters 06/05/2023

BANGKOK—The frontrunner to be Thailand’s next prime minister joined a Pride parade in Bangkok on Sunday, promising to pass a law that would allow same-sex marriage and gender identity rights if he becomes premier. Thousands of LGBTQ+…

18-year-old Taiwan heir found dead hours after marrying man he just met

05/24/2023

The puzzling death earlier in May of a Taiwanese high school student, who inherited a property portfolio worth NT$500 million ($16.29 million), remains shrouded in questions, even as details of the case play out on the island.…

US Senate passes same-sex marriage protection bill

Reuters 11/30/2022

WASHINGTON — The US Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would protect federal recognition of same-sex marriage, a measure taken up in response to worries the Supreme Court could overturn a 2015 decision that legalized it…

PH rejects same-sex marriage: We’re not ready for that, says DOJ’s Remulla

Tetch Torres-Tupas 11/22/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government is firm against same-sex marriage. Same-sex marriage was among the recommendations made by member-states of the United Nations Human Rights Council on the Legalization of Abortion and Divorce that was rejected…

‘Kay God kayo mag explain’: Ai-Ai delas Alas to bashers of her stand on same-sex marriage

Ryan Arcadio - Inquirer.net 01/11/2020

  Ai-Ai delas Alas remains firm in her stand against same-sex marriage, as she responded to those who criticized her for airing her views on the topic. After stating that she supports gay relationships but not their marriage, she…

SC turns down plea for same sex marriage

09/03/2019

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed the petition to allow same-sex marriage in the Philippines, saying it is a matter best addressed to Congress. At a press conference, SC’s Public Information Chief Atty. Brian…

Taiwanese same-sex couples wed at vibrant banquet

/INQ.net 05/26/2019

TAIPEI, Taiwan — More than 1,000 people attended a mass wedding banquet in Taiwan’s capital to celebrate the marriage of same-sex couples after a landmark decision legalizing the unions. Taiwan became the first place in Asia to…

First for Asia: Taiwan parliament approves same-sex marriage

AFP 05/19/2019

TAIPEI—Taiwan’s parliament legalized same-sex marriage on Friday in a landmark first for Asia as the government survived a last-minute attempt by conservatives to pass watered-down legislation. Lawmakers comfortably passed a bill allowing same-sex couples to form “exclusive…

Love wins: Cebuana beauty queen marries her female high school crush

Michelle Joy Padayhag 02/14/2019

Their love story started when both attended an all-girl high school in Cebu City. Who would have thought that Vida Doriza Reya-Base and Verna Base had a crush on each other? “She was very famous in our school…

Romanians vote vs same-sex marriage

AP 10/07/2018

BUCHAREST, Romania — Romanians are voting for a second day on a constitutional amendment that would make it harder to legalize same-sex marriage. The Central Electoral Bureau said 5.72 percent of voters had cast a ballot Saturday…

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