Tag: marriage equality in Taiwan

Following Amendments in Legislature, Full Adoption Rights Allowed for Gay Couples

Brian Hioe05/18/2023

The Taiwanese legislature passed amendments to allow for gay couples to jointly adopt children who are not biological relations earlier this week, amending existing laws regulating adoption. Previously, it was required that for gay couples to jointly adopt, the child had to be the biological child of one of the couple...

EnglishGender/SexualityMay 2023Social Movements6 min read

Hate Crime Against Gay Couple in Zhongli Prompts Condemnation

Brian Hioe03/09/2023

A suspected crime against a gay couple in Zhongli last week has drawn significant public attention, as perhaps one of the most widely reported hate crimes against LGBTQ individuals reported on since the legalization of gay marriage three years ago...

EnglishGender/SexualityMarch 2023Social Movements5 min read

Will There Continue to be Stalling on Adoption Rights For Gay Couples?

Brian Hioe06/26/2022

Changes to Article 20 of the Act for the Judicial Yuan’s Implementation of Constitutional Interpretation No. 748 cleared review by the Judiciary and Organic Laws and Statutes Committee of the Legislative Yuan late last month. The proposed amendment would allow for joint adoption of the adopted child of one member of the couple. Current laws only allow for an individual to adopt the biological child of their partner...

EnglishGender/SexualityJune 2022Social Movements5 min read

What Now, One Year After the Legalization of Gay Marriage in Taiwan?

Brian Hioe05/17/2020

Today marks the one year anniversary since the Legislative Yuan passed legislation legalizing gay marriage in Taiwan, making Taiwan the first nation in Asia to legalize gay marriage...

EnglishMay 2020Politics6 min read

Campaign Launched to Remove Limits on Transnational Gay Marriages in Taiwan

Brian Hioe05/08/2020

With the one year anniversary of Taiwan’s legalization of gay marriage coming up later this month, the Taiwan Alliance to Promote Civil Partnership Rights has announced a campaign aimed at broadening the scope of transnational gay marriages in Taiwan...

EnglishGender/SexualityMay 2020Social Movements5 min read

Two Days of Celebrations in Taiwan with Historic First Gay Marriages in Asia

Brian Hioe05/25/2019

Celebrations have taken place across Taiwan in the last two days, with Taiwan’s first gay marriages taking place yesterday after the passage of gay marriage into law last week, and a mass wedding banquet held today on Ketagalan Boulevard in front of the Presidential Office. As Taiwan is the first country to legalize gay marriage in Asia, these are the historic first gay marriages to take place in Asia...

EnglishGender/SexualityMay 2019Social Movements7 min read

Gay Marriage Legalized in Taiwan, but Challenges Remain for Full Equality

Brian Hioe05/17/2019

The same-sex marriage bill cleared its third reading in the legislature today, with most articles from the Executive Yuan's version of the bill being incorporated into the final bill. Over 40,000 participants gathered outside of the Legislative Yuan during the voting process in the Legislative Yuan...

EnglishGender/SexualityMay 2019Social Movements12 min read

Growing Controversy Regarding Gay Marriage Bills Under Discussion in Legislature

Brian Hioe05/08/2019

Ahead of the May 24th deadline set by the Council of Grand Justices in its original ruling in May 2017 that gay marriage in Taiwan needed to be legalized by, concerns are on the rise regarding the three gay marriage bills currently under discussion in the legislature...

EnglishGender/SexualityMay 2019Social Movements8 min read

Ko Wen-je Reveals Opposition to Gay Marriage During Boston Visit

Mia Ping-Chieh Chen03/25/2019

Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je revealed his opposition to same-sex marriage during a speech in Boston last week, triggering a heated discussion on Taiwanese social media...

EnglishMarch 2019Politics5 min read

Executive Yuan’s Draft Bill on Gay Marriage Falls Far Short of Marriage Equality

Brian Hioe02/21/2019

The Executive Yuan has finally released its draft bill on legalization for same-sex unions. Yet the draft bill does not allow gay couples the same rights that heterosexual couples currently enjoy in many crucial aspects. What will this mean for efforts to realize marriage equality in Taiwan?...

EnglishFebruary 2019Gender/SexualitySocial Movements8 min read

Arts/Culture

Calling For a Return to Sinocentrism in the Name of Opposing It: Responding to ‘Reconsidering Sinophone Studies’

Re/writing COVID-19 in China: Solidarity as Metonym for Historical Truth?

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International

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Interviews

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Politics

Pan-Blue and Pan-Green Camp Contention Over Media Regulation Continues

DPP Criticizes KMT Over Pension Vote

TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security

Social Movements

marriage equality in Taiwan

What Now, One Year After the Legalization of Gay Marriage in Taiwan?

Ko Wen-je Reveals Opposition to Gay Marriage During Boston Visit

Pan-Blue and Pan-Green Camp Contention Over Media Regulation Continues

DPP Criticizes KMT Over Pension Vote

TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security

Four Decades of Strife and Resistance: A Deep Dive Into What’s Happening in West Papua

Pan-Blue and Pan-Green Camp Contention Over Media Regulation Continues

DPP Criticizes KMT Over Pension Vote

TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security