Gender/Sexuality

A Failure to Address Structural Issues with Death Sentence After Single Mother’s Attempted Murder-Suicide

Brian Hioe
An attempted murder-suicide case that took place in New Taipei earlier this year has resulted in a death sentence for a thirty-year-old woman who killed her six-year-old son and eight-year-old daughter before attempting to kill herself. The verdict, which can still be appealed, was made by the New Taipei District Court...
EnglishGender/SexualityNovember 2020Social Movements8 min read

Judicial Yuan Completes Draft Bill Lifting Restrictions on Transnational Gay Marriages

Brian Hioe
The Judicial Yuan has announced that it has completed a draft bill that would lift some of the currently existing limits on transnational same-sex marriages in Taiwan. The draft bill will next be reviewed by other government bureaus, such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Justice, and the Mainland Affairs Council...
EnglishGender/SexualityNovember 2020Social Movements5 min read