China’s first court case on right to register same-sex marriage

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Published April 13, 2016 at 10:03 PM

A gay couple in Hunan Province, China wanted to register their marriage but the local registry office refused.

The couple says there’s no explicit wording that outlaws same-sex marriage so they sued. CCTV’s Xia Ruixue reports.

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“Discrimination is not a Louisiana value.” Those words are from the governor of the U.S. state after he signed an order banning LGBT discrimination.

But, it’s a different story in other places in the country where the LGBT community says their rights are being threatened.

CCTV America’s Roee Ruttenberg reports.

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To discuss the state of LGBT rights worldwide, CCTV America’s Elaine Reyes spoke with Renato Sabbadini. He’s executive director of ILGA, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association.

Judge rules against couple in China’s 1st same-sex case
Judge rules against couple in China’s 1st same-sex case

A judge on Wednesday ruled against a gay couple in China’s first same-sex marriage case that was seen as a landmark moment for the country’s emerging LGBT rights movement.