The Indonesian Ulema Council said its fatwa was required due to an increase in reports of deviant behavior and because homosexuality is a serious disease.
A British expat took on the mayor of Seoul last Friday (6 March) over rights for gay couples. It was a bold move by Simon Hunter-Williams in a country where homosexuality remains taboo.
A Taipei government official has promised to do his utmost to include gay couples in the city's mass weddings. Up to 200 couples will marry in two ceremonies scheduled for 2015.