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Nepal Registers First Same-Sex Marriage; 'Historic', Say Activists

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Taiwan is the only other place to legalize same-sex marriage in Asia, where societies remain largely conservative.

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  1. The Republic

    Gay couple in Nepal becomes the 1st to officially register same-sex marriage in the country (opens The Republic)

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    KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A gay couple in Nepal on Wednesday became the first in the nation to receive official same-sex marriage status. The Himalayan nation is one of the first in Asia to allow it. “After 23 years of struggle we got this historic achievement, and finally Maya and Surendra got their …

  2. UPI

    Nepal registers first legally recognized same-sex marriage (opens UPI)

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    Nepal Wednesday became the first South Asian nation to officially recognize same-sex marriage when a 1997 marriage between a transgender woman and a gay man was registered.

  3. NBC News

    LGBTQ couple in Nepal becomes the 1st to receive official same-sex marriage status (opens NBC News)

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    Nepal has undergone a transformation since a court decision in 2007 asked the government to make changes in favor of LGBTQ people.

  4. Voice of America

    Nepal Registers First Same-Sex Marriage; 'Historic', Say Activists (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Taiwan is the only other place to legalize same-sex marriage in Asia, where societies remain largely conservative.

  5. CNN

    Nepal registers its first same-sex marriage (opens CNN)

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    Local authorities in a village in Nepal registered the Himalayan nation’s first same-sex marriage on Wednesday, officials and activists said, five months after the Supreme Court issued an interim order clearing the way for such marriages in the largely conservative country.

  6. France 24

    Celebrations as Nepal registers first LGBTQ marriage (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    An LGBTQ couple has acquired a marriage certificate in Nepal, officials said Thursday, a first in South Asia and hailed by the pair as a win "for all".

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