Nepalese Supreme Court Issues Landmark Marriage Equality Ruling

Nepalese Supreme Court issues landmark marriage equality ruling

The Nepalese Supreme Court on June 18 ruled the country must extend full marriage rights to same-sex couples.

Nepal Supreme Court rules in favour of same-sex marriage

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Nepal Supreme Court rules in favour of equal marriage

Nepal’s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of equal marriage in a huge win for LGBTQ+ rights. On 18 June, the court ordered the South Asian country’s government to ensure equal marriage rights for queer and trans people. The ruling makes Nepal the 40th country worldwide to legally recognise equal marriage. Equal marriage was previously recognised in Nepal following an interim ruling in 2023 from the Supreme Court, when a group of nine LGBTQ+ acti…

Nepal Becomes 40th Country To Legally Recognise Equal Marriage

Nepal’s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of equal marriage, ordering the government to ensure marriage rights for queer and trans people.

Nepal Supreme Court delivers landmark ruling in favour of same-sex marriage

The flag of Nepal. Nepal now legally reconises same-sex marriage Nepal’s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of same-sex marriage in a major victory for LGBTQ+ rights. On June 18, the court ordered the South Asian country’s government to ensure equal marriage rights for LGBTQ+ people. The decision makes Nepal the 40th country worldwide to legally recognise same-sex marriage. Same-sex marriage had previously been acknowledged in Nepal following an …

Supreme Court of Nepal issues binding directive ordering government to ensure marriage equality

The Supreme Court of Nepal ruled in favor of marriage equality by issuing a directive to order the government to ensure equal marriage rights for sexual and gender minorities. Earlier, in 2023, the same Supreme Court provisionally provisionally recognized marriage equality via an interim ruling. But a group of activists sued over the South Asian country’s marriage laws as it still limited marriage to between a man and a woman. A counter-writ pet…