HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- Vietnam is considering whether to allow
same-sex couples to marry or legally register and receive rights, positioning
it to become the first country in Asia to do so.
The Justice Ministry's proposal
to include same-sex couples in the country's marriage law has surprised
gay-rights activists.
No one knows whether it will
survive long enough to be debated before the National Assembly next year, but
supporters say the fact that it's even being considered is a victory in a
region where simply being gay can result in jail sentences or whippings with a
rattan cane.
The ministry says the courts do
not know how to handle disputes between same-sex couples living together. The
new law could provide rights for owning property, inheriting and adopting
children.
MARGIE MASON
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