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...
As of May 24th, same-sex couples can get married in Taiwan. Legislation passed last week fulfills the 2017 ruling by Constitutional Court which states that prohibiting same-sex marriage is against the constitution. The passage of this law also shows that Taiwan shares the values of democracy, freedom, and human rights with other developed countries internationally, and significantly, that Taiwan is a different country than China, which has enforced regulations undermining the rights of its LGBT+ residents...