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There are no legal restrictions against gay sex within India. Same-sex couples have some limited cohabitation rights, colloquially known as live-in relationships. [5] [6] However, India does not currently provide for common-law marriage, same-sex marriage, civil union, guardianship, unregistered cohabitation or issue partnership certificates ...
According to a 2015 Ipsos poll, 29% of Indian people supported same-sex marriage, while 18% supported other forms of legal recognition. [307] Among the 23 countries polled, India had the fifth lowest support for same-sex marriage, with only South Korea (27%), Turkey (27%), Poland (21%) and Russia (11%) showing lower support.
The ruling government of the BJP/NDA's position on recognition of same-sex relationships is to address the "human concerns" about same-sex couples within the context of Hinduism by providing equal financial and legal rights. The sources stated that the recognition of same-sex marriage would require the backing from all religious groups.
India’s top court has rejected a landmark petition seeking the recognition of same-sex marriage in the country, a blow for the queer community that denies tens of millions of LGBT+ couples the ...
India will consider giving equal financial rights and legal protection to the LGBTQ community but legalising same-sex marriage is not on the agenda despite the Supreme Court saying the onus for ...
The petitioners, consisting of couples and individuals from sexual and gender minority communities, requested the Supreme Court to . Recognise the marriage between any two persons, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity, under the following marriage laws, by enforcing the fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 15, 19, 21 and 25 of the Indian Constitution:
Taiwan, for instance, became the first place in Asia to make same-sex marriage a reality in 2019. Marriage equality is still, however, largely limited to countries in the Americas, Europe and Oceania.
The application of marriage law equally to same-sex and opposite-sex couples has varied by jurisdiction, and has come about through legislative change to marriage law, court rulings based on constitutional guarantees of equality, recognition that marriage of same-sex couples is allowed by existing marriage law, and by direct popular vote, such ...