Goa, India’s top tourist destination known for its beaches, is to set up special centers to administer medicines to LGBT youth in order to make them "normal."
Given the cultural and political closeness of the two neighbors, the development in Vietnam creates a precedent that Cambodian authorities may be inclined to follow.
While all such weddings can now take place without the threat of censure, the government will still not officially recognize same-sex marriages or provide related legal protections.
Madhu Kinnar's wins comes after the Indian Supreme Court ruled last April that transgender people be recognized as the third sex, be accorded social acceptability and an equal standing under Indian law.
According to research conducted by an anti-gay-rights group, 70 percent of people in Hong Kong believe society should tolerate anti-homosexual attitudes.
Many gay men and women also hide their sexual orientation “fearing rejection, discrimination and violence,” said the popular American weekly news magazine
The survey of 751 people across eight cities showed more than 50 percent admitting to living in constant fear of their sexual orientation being found out.