After many years of advocacy, Taiwanese and Chinese gay marriages are now recognized by the Taiwanese government. The Mainland Affairs Council made the announcement earlier this week...
Taiwan has continued to see obstacles to cross-strait gay marriages, in spite of that barriers to transnational gay marriages were lifted in January 2023. Nevertheless, a partial victory was won earlier this month, with recognition of the marriage of a Taiwanese and Chinese couple as the third case of recognition of a cross-strait marriage. The first two cases were from Hong Kong and Macau...
The annual pride parade that takes in Taipei at the end of October, Taiwan LGBT Pride, was held today. An estimated 153,000 participated in the parade according to organizers, which is up from 120,000 last year. This was the twenty-first year that the pride parade was held. The uptick in attendance may be due to the opening of borders after the end of COVID-19, which had led to lower attendance in past years. ...
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...
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...
In one of the last outgoing acts of Premier Su Tseng-chang’s cabinet, the Ministry of the Interior announced that restrictions on transnational gay marriages would be lifted last night. This took place through the Ministry of the Interior issuing a letter to the Department of Household registration asking it to amend relevant procedures. It is expected that the changes will be implemented after the Lunar New Year...
Taiwan LGBT Pride 2022, the annual pride parade held in Taipei at the end of October on the same weekend as Halloween, took place today. It is estimated that 120,000 attended, despite intermittent rain during the course of the parade. This year was the 20th anniversary of the event...
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...
The Kaohsiung Juvenile and Family Court made a historic ruling last month, allowing a gay couple to adopt a child that neither of the two is biologically related to. At the same time, the ruling is case-specific, only applies to that couple, and does not overturn current laws in Taiwan, which only allow gay couples to jointly adopt if the child is the biological child of one of the couple...
The Mainland Affairs Council stated earlier this month that it intends to amend current laws regulating transnational gay marriages in such a manner that international marriages are recognized, including for Chinese spouses. Nevertheless, one notes that the Mainland Affairs Council already stated that it was exploring options for Chinese spouses in January 2021, meaning that the issue has dragged on for almost a year...
