LGBTQ+ couples in India pin hopes on same-sex marriage case

India's Supreme Court is due to hold a hearing on Monday in a case that campaigners hope could lead to equal marriage rights
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FACTBOX-Gay marriage rights around the world

As LGBTQ+ couples push India to legalise gay unions, here are the key facts on same-sex marriage worldwide

LGBTQ+ Kenyans and Ugandans hide from wave of homophobic abuse

A landmark court ruling for LGBTQ+ rights triggered a backlash in Kenya, while in Uganda a draft anti-gay law is sparking abuse

Powerful Indian Hindu group backs government's opposition to same-sex marriage recognition

India's government has opposed recognising same-sex marriage and urged the Supreme Court to reject challenges to the current legal framework lodged by LGBT couples.

Italian government tells Milan to stop registering same-sex couples' children

Italy legalised same-sex civil unions in 2016, but did not grant them adoption rights

TIMELINE-10 years of Pope Francis and LGBTQ+ issues

Francis has said LGBTQ+ people should be loved and protected in laws

White House says attacks on LGBTQ rights are 'dangerous'

More than 450 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced in the U.S., according to the White House

US court looks set to revive challenge to school district's gender identity policy

U.S. appeals court judges appear poised to revive a lawsuit challenging a Maryland school district's policy of not disclosing students' transgender identity to their parents

Uganda considers bill to criminalise identifying as LGBTQ

Uganda’s parliament took up a bill that would criminalise identifying as LGBTQ, with lawmakers saying the current ban on same-sex relations does not go far enough

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