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With staunch religious and political opposition, will same-sex marriage be accepted in conservative India?

India's Hindu nationalist government and religious leaders are staunchly opposing same-sex marriage as a landmark case plays out in the country's Supreme Court, but others say there is nothing to fear.

ABC News · May 3, 2023

In India, couples begin their legal battle for same-sex marriage

Couples have filed petitions to India's Supreme Court seeking the legalization of same-sex marriage. The decision could make India the second economy in Asia after Taiwan to recognize the unions.

WEKU · Feb 3, 2023

Indian gay couples begin legal battle for same-sex marriage

More than four years after India’s top court struck down a colonial-era law that had made homosexuality a criminal offense, it will hear arguments in March on whether to legalize same-sex marriage

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023