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World in brief: October 17, 2023
LGBTQ community supporters and members hold hands as they wait for the Supreme Court verdict on petitions that seek the legalization of same-sex marriage, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023
INDIA: India’s top court refused to legalise same-sex marriages today, with a judge saying it was up to parliament to create such a law.
Chief Justice DY Chandrachud also urged the government to uphold the rights of the queer community and end discrimination against them.
The five-judge bench earlier this year heard 20 petitions that sought to legalise same-sex marriage in the world’s most populous country.
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