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Anglican Church of Canada rejects same-sex marriage

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 15 07:22 AM

MONTREAL - The Anglican Church of Canada -- which has more than 500,000 members -- has rejected a motion to modify its definition of marriage to embrace same-sex unions. Read more »

Sarah Geronimo handa na bang magpakasal?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 11 12:29 AM

Two weeks mula ngayon, magce-celebrate na si Sarah Geronimo ng kaniyang 31st birthday. Read more »

KILALANIN: Lalaking dalawang beses nag-propose sa nobya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 07 09:51 PM

Sa simula pa lang ng kanilang relasyon, madalas nang sinosorpresa ni Oscar Gironella ang kaniyang high school sweetheart na si Jessica Tamondong. Read more »

Abused as 'dirty', same-sex newlyweds in Taiwan fear backlash

Beh Lih Yi and Shanshan Chen, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jun 25 12:27 PM

ZHONGLI, Taiwan - Although Jovi Wu and Mindy Chiu made history last month as one of the first lesbian couples in Asia to marry legally, they are fearful that conservatives may reverse Taiwan's landmark law. Read more »

'I am a very religious person': SC justice hopeful rejects same-sex marriage

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 11:52 AM

Another candidate, International law expert Jeremy Benigno Gatdula had already expressed his objection to having same sex marriage in the Philippines. Read more »

SC justice hopeful opposes same-sex marriage

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 21 06:18 PM

MANILA - International law expert Jeremy Benigno Gatdula, who is vying for an associate justice post in the Supreme Court, on Friday said he opposes same-sex marriage in the Philippines. Read more »

In historic shift, Vatican to consider married priests for Amazon region

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 10:20 AM

It was the most direct mention ever in a Vatican document of the possibility of a married priesthood, albeit limited, and a greater ministerial role for women in one area of the world. Read more »

Love knows no size: Couple with dwarfism ties the knot

Grace Alba, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 07:08 PM

Love knows no size. Read more »

China seen by LGBT+ groups as years away from same-sex marriage

Michael Taylor, Reuters
Posted at May 31 07:20 AM

KUALA LUMPUR - China is at least a decade away from allowing same-sex marriages with the current priorities on introducing anti-discrimination laws, letting LGBT+ groups raise awareness without fear, and banning conversion therapy, LGBT+ campaigners said on Thursday. Read more »

China signals won't follow Taiwan in allowing same-sex marriage

Reuters
Posted at May 29 12:26 PM

BEIJING - The Chinese government signaled on Wednesday that it would not follow Taiwan's example on same-sex marriage after the first legal unions in Asia were hailed by activists as a social revolution for the region. Read more »

Survey not enough basis to approve same-sex marriage, says CBCP exec

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 08:24 PM

MANILA - A Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) official said an online survey should not serve as basis for legalizing same-sex marriage in the country.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 24, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 10:09 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

We do: Taiwan's gay newlyweds urge Asia to follow their lead

Amber Wang, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 24 03:59 PM

Taiwan's decision places the island at the forefront of the gay rights movement in Asia, a continent home to 60 percent of the world's population but where the battle for marriage equality has struggled. Read more »

Taiwan's first

Sam Yeh, AFP
Updated as of May 24 01:08 PM

Taiwan's first gay couple Shane Lin (R) and Marc Yuan display a sign reading "we are married" in front of Taipei 101 tower during a wedding ceremony in Shinyi district in Taipei on Friday. Read more »

Same-sex marriage sa Pilipinas, napapanahon na ba?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 21 05:44 PM

Nagsama-sama ang ilang millennials para pag-usapan ang mahahalagang issue ng bayan. Sang-ayon ba silang payagang magpakasal ang may parehong kasarian? #MillennialMeetup   Read more »

'This time it's real': Taiwan counts down to Asia's first same-sex weddings

Beh Lih Yi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Updated as of May 22 08:23 AM

TAIPEI - Lesbians Chu Pei-syuan and Liang Tsung-hui will this week tie the knot for the second time - this time at home, after Taiwan became the first place in Asia to allow same-sex marriage. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 17, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 11:58 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Taiwan parliament approves same-sex marriage

Chiang Ying-ying, AP
Posted at May 17 04:09 PM

Same-sex marriage supporters carrying signs that read “Vote Can’t Be Defeated” gather outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei, Taiwan on Friday. Read more »

Taiwan's parliament approves same-sex marriages in first for Asia

Amber Wang, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 17 03:10 PM

Lawmakers comfortably passed a bill allowing same-sex couples to form "exclusive permanent unions" and another clause that would let them apply for a "marriage registration" with government agencies. Read more »

Taiwan parliament to vote on Asia's first same-sex marriage bill

Amber Wang, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 17 12:25 PM

TAIPEI - Taiwan's parliament began debating Asia's first gay marriage law on Friday as conservative lawmakers launched a last-ditch attempt to scupper the most progressive bill in favour of a watered-down "civil-union" law.    Read more »