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The Cross-Straits Oversight Bill Reemerges as an Issue

Brian Hioe
It may be ironic that five years after the Sunflower Movement’s monthlong legislature of the Legislative Yuan in 2014, one of the demands dating back to the movement has floated up again as a public issue. Namely, one of the key demands of the movement was that a cross-strait oversight bill be passed in order to strengthen civic oversight over the passage of future cross-strait bills...
April 2019Cross StraitEnglishInternational5 min read

An Analysis of the Implications and Strategy of Taiwan’s Gay Marriage Bill Going Forward

Milo Hsieh
Taiwan's Executive Yuan has proposed a draft for same-sex marriage legislation earlier this month. This draft proposes to legalize same-sex marriage, but under a different framework of law than the ones currently in effect for straight couples. The bill has currently passed its second reading, though splits have emerged between parties regarding whether to advance the current bill or amend the bill further...
EnglishGender/SexualityMarch 2019Social Movements7 min read