India's Supreme Court Wednesday ruled that gay sex between consenting adults is an offence, overturning an earlier verdict by the Delhi High Court decriminalizing homosexuality.
When several gay couples began kissing in the street to mark Chinese Valentine's Day, or "Qixi," passersby were first surprised and then cheered and applauded.
France will embrace its first gay wedding on Wednesday, less than two weeks after President Francois Hollande signed the law on gay marriage and adoption.
French President Francois Hollande signed the bill on gay marriage into law on Saturday after it was approved by the Constitutional Council on Friday, the president's office announced.
Tens of thousands of French people on Sunday marched in the streets in Paris to voice their supports for the bill in favor of gay marriage before the debate opens next Tuesday.