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...
A Taiwanese-Singaporean lesbian couple won their court case to get married yesterday, following a two-year lawsuit. The couple is publicly known as Xiao C and Mei-ping. Mei-ping is Singaporean while Xiao C is Taiwanese...
The annual pride parade that takes place in Taiwan on October 30th took place primarily online this year, along with the third annual Trans March, which was also moved to livestream programming...
A marriage between a Taiwanese man and his partner from Macau have been hailed as a landmark for transnational gay marriages in Taiwan. The marriage, which took place between Ting Tse-yan and his partner Guzifer Leong, who is from Macau, took place yesterday and was registered at the Zhongzheng District Household Registration Office. The marriage could happen because of a ruling by the Taipei High Administrative Court in May...
After draft legislation by the Judicial Yuan to expand the scope of transnational gay marriage, this has led the Mainland Affairs Council to state that it will research what legal options are available to allow for same-sex marriages between Taiwanese and Chinese...
