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Mass wedding for poverty-ridden Hindus in Pakistan

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EU top court told same-sex spouses have residence rights

JudgesattheEU'stopcourthavebeenadvisedtosupportgrantingspousestatustosame-sexspousesevenincountrieswheregaymarriagenotlegal.TheEuropeanCourtofJusticeisyettorule

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Australia sees first gay marriage after new law passed

Australia'sfirstgayweddingstookplaceonSaturday,usheringinaneweraafterthecountry'smarriageequalitylawcameintoeffectthismonth.Thehistoricreformsweregivenroyalasse

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Austrian constitutional court legalizes same-sex marriage

Austria'sConstitutionalCourthasruledthatsame-sexcoupleswillbeallowedtomarryfromthebeginningof2019,bringingthecountryinlinewithmorethanadozenotherwesternEuropean

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Rainbow celebrations as Australians vote for same-sex marriage

Australianshavevotedoverwhelminglyforsame-sexmarriage,pavingthewayforlegislationbytheendof2017andsparkingrainbowcelebrationsonWednesday,withpeoplewearingwedding

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Taiwan holds largest gay pride parade in Asia

AseaofrainbowflagsandglitzycostumesfilleddowntownTaipeiSaturdayastensofthousandsmarchedinAsia'slargestgayprideparade,thefirstsinceTaiwan'stopcourtruledinfavorof

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Chinese court mandates 'cooling off' period for divorcing couples

Coupleswillbeforcedtoundergoacompulsorythreemonth"coolingoff"periodbeforebeingallowedtodivorce,accordingtorulesintroducedbyadistrictcourtineastChina'sShandongPr

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10 million Australians vote so far in same-sex marriage poll

TenmillionAustralians,or62.5percentoftheeligiblevoters,havecasttheirvotessofarinapostalballotonwhethersame-sexmarriageshouldbelegalized,theBureauofStatisticssai

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Ex-Australia PM Abbot head-butted 'over same sex marriage views'

Australia'sformerprimeministerTonyAbbotthassaidhewashead-buttedbyasame-sexmarriagecampaigner.MrAbbott,aprominentfigureinthe"no"campaignduringapollontheissue,say

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Australia same-sex marriage vote: PM comes out for Yes

Australianpoliticalleaders,includingPrimeMinisterMalcolmTurnbull,havecomeoutinsupportofacampaignforsame-sexmarriage.Morethan20,000peoplegatheredinSydneytocampai

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Australian court hears challenges to same-sex marriage vote

Australia'shighestcourthasbegunhearinglegalchallengesagainstanationalvoteonsame-sexmarriage.Thegovernmentplanstoholdanon-bindingpostalsurveyfromnextweektogauges

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Middle East on a roll to repeal 'marry the rapist' laws

Inrecentweeks,theTunisian,Jordanian,andLebaneseparliamentshaverepealedprovisionsintheirpenalcodesthatallowedrapiststoescapepunishmentbymarryingtheirvictims.Prov

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Thousands rally for gay marriage in Australia ahead of vote

ThousandsofpeopleralliedformarriageequalityinAustralia’ssecond-biggestcityofMelbourneonSaturdayaheadofapostalsurveyonsame-sexmarriagewhichcouldleadtoitslegalisa

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Australia's Catholic church warns employees on gay marriage

OneofAustralia'stopCatholicshaswarnedthechurch'sthousandsofemployeesitwillonlytoleratetraditionalviewsonmarriage,asthecountrypreparesforavoteonwhethergaycouples

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Legal action in Australia over same sex marriage postal vote

Same-sexmarriageadvocatesonThursdaylaunchedlegalactioninAustralia'shighestcourtagainstacontroversialgovernmentplanforapostalvoteontheissue,asdebateragedoverwhet

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Australia's ruling party meets to resolve gay marriage rift

Australia'srulingpartywillattempttoresolvebitterinternaldifferencesovergaymarriageataspecialmeetingonMondayaimedatcontainingariftthatthreatenstheprimeminister's

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Germany's Gay Pride march celebrates same-sex marriage law

TensofthousandsofpeoplemarchedthroughBerlinfortheannualGayPrideparadeonSaturday,justweeksafterGermany'sparliamentlegalisedsame-sexmarriage.Thisyear'smarchhadasi