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• HISTORY’S FIRST GAY COUPLETHEY LIVED, DIED AND WERE BURIED TOGETHER AS EARLY AS 2400 B.C EGYPTKAMNA KIRTI·FOLLOWPUBLISHED LSONS OM HISTORY·3 M READ·AUG 13, 2020--5SHARENIANKHKHUM AND KHNUMHOTEPSOURCE: PUBLIC DOMAWHEN EGYPTOLOGISTS DISVERED THE TOMB AT SAQQARA, EGYPT 1964, THEY WERE SURPRISED. THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY TOMB THE NECROPOLIS WHERE A SAME-SEX UPLE WAS BURIED TOGETHER.WH MOST OF THE HISTORY GETTG LOST TRANSLATN, EGYPTOLOGISTS HAVE EXTRAPOLATED OM THE EVINCE THEIR TOMB THAT KHNUMHOTEP AND NIANKHKHNUM ARE HISTORY’S FIRST DOCUMENTED GAY UPL. THE CLAIM OF A FIRST RERD SAME-SEX UPLE HAS MET NSIRABLE BATE ACROSS AMIANS.HIEROGLYPHS ADORNED ACROSS THE TOMB PICT THEM AS HOLDG HANDS, FACE TO FACE WH THEIR NOS TOUCHG, EMBRACG A WAY THAT PICTS A MARRIED UPLE.THE TOMB
• MEET THE FIRST GAY COUPLE TO MARRY TAIWAN, A MILTONE FOR ASIATAIWANE LAWMAKERS VOTED LAST WEEK TO LEGALIZE SAME-SEX {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY BRANDON VOSSMAY 25, 2019/12:56 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:4624PX;WIDTH:3077PX;}SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAGTAIWANS FIRST GAY UPLE SHANE L (R) AND MARC YUAN POSE FOR PHOTOS ONT OF TAIPEI 101 TOWER DURG A WEDDG CEREMONY SHYI DISTRICT TAIPEI ON MAY 24, 2019. (PHOTO BY SAM YEH / AFP) (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAG)BY BRANDON VOSSMAY 25, 2019 / 12:56 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MEET THE FIRST GAY COUPLE TO MARRY TAIWAN, A MILTONE FOR ASIA","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-05-25T16:56:10.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-05-25T16:56:10.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BRANDON VOSS","KEYWORDS":"MARRIAGE EQUALY, TERNATNAL","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHANE L AND MARC YUAN MA HISTORY FRIDAY AS THE FIRST GAY UPLE TO GET MARRIED TAIWAN, THE FIRST PLACE ASIA TO LEGALIZE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, RTERS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAWMAKERS VOTED MAY 17 TO MAKE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LEGAL THE ISLAND STATE. THE NEW LG TOOK EFFECT FRIDAY AFTER PRINT TSAI ING-WEN PASSED TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“WE TOOK A BIG STEP TOWARDS TE EQUALY, AND MA TAIWAN A BETTER UNTRY,” ING-WEN TWEETED AFTER THE HISTORIC VOTE, WHICH ASIAN ACTIVISTS HAIL AS A SOCIAL REVOLUTN FOR THE REGN.SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAGTAIWANS FIRST GAY UPLE SHANE L (R) AND MARC YUAN DISPLAY A SIGN READG "WE ARE MARRIED" ONT OF TAIPEI 101 TOWER DURG A WEDDG CEREMONY SHYI DISTRICT TAIPEI ON MAY 24, 2019. (PHOTO BY SAM YEH / AFP) (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}L AND YUAN LED HUNDREDS OF QUEER UPL TYG THE KNOT AT THE XYI DISTRICT HOEHOLD REGISTRATN OFFICE TAIPEI, WHERE RABOW FLAGS AND RABOW-LORED REGISTRATN FORMS WERE ON DISPLAY. THE NEWLYWED UPL THEN WALKED DOWN A RABOW-LORED RPET A NEARBY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}COLLEGE SWEETHEARTS L AND YUAN WERE THE FIRST TO LEGALLY REGISTER AT THE DOWNTOWN TAIPEI OFFICE. LBIAN UPLE LI YG-CHIEN AND CYNIL CHICK FOLLOWED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I FEEL VERY LUCKY THAT I N SAY THIS OUT LOUD TO EVERYONE: I AM GAY AND I AM GETTG MARRIED,” SAID L, A 31-YEAR-OLD BAKER. “I AM EXTREMELY PROUD OF MY UNTRY TAIWAN.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ACRDG TO STATISTICS PILED BY THE MISTRY OF THE INTERR, 363 GAY UPL REGISTERED TO BE MARRIED WH SIX HOURS, CLUDG 116 MALE UPL AND 247 FEMALE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“THIS IS THE RIGHT THAT WE SERVED OM A LONG TIME AGO,” SAID TAIWANE LGBTQ ACTIVIST CHI CHIA-WEI, DRAPED A RABOW FLAG. “AS A BEAN ASIA, I HOPE TAIWAN’S MOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS ULD HAVE A RIPPLE EFFECT ON OTHER UNTRI ASIA.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 2017 THE LEGISLATIVE YUAN, TAIWAN'S PARLIAMENT, LED FAVOR OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, SETTG THE UNTRY ON THE URSE TO BEE THE FIRST PLACE ASIA TO EMBRACE MARRIAGE EQUALY. PARLIAMENT WAS GIVEN A TWO-YEAR ADLE TO CHANGE THE LAW OR SAME-SEX UPL WOULD TOMATILLY BE ALLOWED TO MARRY.SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAGTAIWANS GAY UPLE SHANE L (L) KISS MARC YUAN AS ANOTHER UPLE CYNIL CHICK AND LI YG-CHIEN LOOK ON AFTER REGISTERG AT THE HOEHOLD REGISTRATN OFFICE SHYI DISTRICT TAIPEI ON MAY 24, 2019. (PHOTO BY SAM YEH / AFP) (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A LAWSU BEFORE THE NSTUTNAL URT ARGUED TAIWAN’S CIVIL CO, WHICH FED MARRIAGE AS BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN, DISCRIMATED AGAST GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DPE THE FACT THAT AN TIMATED 71% OF TAIWANE CIZENS ACTUALLY SUPPORT MARRIAGE EQUALY, A MAJORY OF VOTERS SID WH ANTI-EQUALY PLATFORMS OM NSERVATIVE GROUPS LAST YEAR AND REJECTED THE LEGALIZATN OF MARRIAGE EQUALY A SERI OF BALLOT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TAIWAN, UNLIKE NSERVATIVE NEIGHBOR CHA, HAS A VOL GAY MUNY, AND S ANNUAL LGBTQ PRI PARA IS THE LARGT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SEE MORE PHOTOS OM L AND YUAN'S SPECIAL DAY BELOW.SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAGTOPSHOT - SHANE L (C) IS FORTED BY HIS PARTNER MARC YUAN (R) AND A IEDN DURG A WEDDG CEREMONY SHYI DISTRICT TAIPEI ON MAY 24, 2019. (PHOTO BY SAM YEH / AFP) (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAG)SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAGTOPSHOT - TAIWANS FIRST GAY UPLE SHANE L (L) AND MARC YUAN KISS OUTSI THE HOEHOLD REGISTRATN OFFICE SHYI DISTRICT TAIPEI ON MAY 24,2019. - TAIWAN'S FIRST OFFICIAL SAME-SEX WEDDGS KICKED OFF A LANDMARK MOMENT FOR LGBT RIGHTS ASIA (PHOTO BY SAM YEH / AFP) (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAG)SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAGTOPSHOT - THIS PICTURE TAKEN ON MAY 7, 2019 SHOWS KE MAKER SHANE L (L) AND HIS LOVER MARC YUAN POSG FOR A PHOTO DURG AN TERVIEW AT THEIR WORKSHOP CAKE PLAY TAIPEI. (PHOTO BY SAM YEH / AFP) / TO GO WITH STORY: TAIWAN-POLICS-RIGHTS-GAY-MARRIAGE, FOCUS BY AMBER WANG (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAG)SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAGTAIWANS GAY ACTIVIST CHI CHIA-WEI (R) SIGNS A WEDDG CERTIFITE FOR GAY UPLE SHANE L AND MARC YUAN (L) AFTER REGISTERG AT THE HOEHOLD REGISTRATN OFFICE SHYI DISTRICT TAIPEI ON MAY 24, 2019. (PHOTO BY SAM YEH / AFP) (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAG)SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAGTHIS PICTURE TAKEN ON MAY 7, 2019 SHOWS KE MAKER SHANE L (L) AND HIS LOVER MARC YUAN POSG FOR A PHOTO DURG AN TERVIEW AT THEIR WORKSHOP CAKE PLAY TAIPEI. (PHOTO BY SAM YEH / AFP) / TO GO WITH STORY: TAIWAN-POLICS-RIGHTS-GAY-MARRIAGE, FOCUS BY AMBER WANG (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}MARRIAGE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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HISTORY’S FIRST GAY COUPLETHEY LIVED, DIED AND WERE BURIED TOGETHER AS EARLY AS 2400 B.C EGYPTKAMNA KIRTI·FOLLOWPUBLISHED LSONS OM HISTORY·3 M READ·AUG 13, 2020--5SHARENIANKHKHUM AND KHNUMHOTEPSOURCE: PUBLIC DOMAWHEN EGYPTOLOGISTS DISVERED THE TOMB AT SAQQARA, EGYPT 1964, THEY WERE SURPRISED. THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY TOMB THE NECROPOLIS WHERE A SAME-SEX UPLE WAS BURIED TOGETHER.WH MOST OF THE HISTORY GETTG LOST TRANSLATN, EGYPTOLOGISTS HAVE EXTRAPOLATED OM THE EVINCE THEIR TOMB THAT KHNUMHOTEP AND NIANKHKHNUM ARE HISTORY’S FIRST DOCUMENTED GAY UPL. THE CLAIM OF A FIRST RERD SAME-SEX UPLE HAS MET NSIRABLE BATE ACROSS AMIANS.HIEROGLYPHS ADORNED ACROSS THE TOMB PICT THEM AS HOLDG HANDS, FACE TO FACE WH THEIR NOS TOUCHG, EMBRACG A WAY THAT PICTS A MARRIED UPLE.THE TOMB

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MEET THE FIRST GAY COUPLE TO MARRY TAIWAN, A MILTONE FOR ASIATAIWANE LAWMAKERS VOTED LAST WEEK TO LEGALIZE SAME-SEX {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY BRANDON VOSSMAY 25, 2019/12:56 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:4624PX;WIDTH:3077PX;}SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAGTAIWANS FIRST GAY UPLE SHANE L (R) AND MARC YUAN POSE FOR PHOTOS ONT OF TAIPEI 101 TOWER DURG A WEDDG CEREMONY SHYI DISTRICT TAIPEI ON MAY 24, 2019. (PHOTO BY SAM YEH / AFP) (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAG)BY BRANDON VOSSMAY 25, 2019 / 12:56 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MEET THE FIRST GAY COUPLE TO MARRY TAIWAN, A MILTONE FOR ASIA","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-05-25T16:56:10.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-05-25T16:56:10.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BRANDON VOSS","KEYWORDS":"MARRIAGE EQUALY, TERNATNAL","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHANE L AND MARC YUAN MA HISTORY FRIDAY AS THE FIRST GAY UPLE TO GET MARRIED TAIWAN, THE FIRST PLACE ASIA TO LEGALIZE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, RTERS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAWMAKERS VOTED MAY 17 TO MAKE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LEGAL THE ISLAND STATE. THE NEW LG TOOK EFFECT FRIDAY AFTER PRINT TSAI ING-WEN PASSED TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“WE TOOK A BIG STEP TOWARDS TE EQUALY, AND MA TAIWAN A BETTER UNTRY,” ING-WEN TWEETED AFTER THE HISTORIC VOTE, WHICH ASIAN ACTIVISTS HAIL AS A SOCIAL REVOLUTN FOR THE REGN.SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAGTAIWANS FIRST GAY UPLE SHANE L (R) AND MARC YUAN DISPLAY A SIGN READG "WE ARE MARRIED" ONT OF TAIPEI 101 TOWER DURG A WEDDG CEREMONY SHYI DISTRICT TAIPEI ON MAY 24, 2019. (PHOTO BY SAM YEH / AFP) (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}L AND YUAN LED HUNDREDS OF QUEER UPL TYG THE KNOT AT THE XYI DISTRICT HOEHOLD REGISTRATN OFFICE TAIPEI, WHERE RABOW FLAGS AND RABOW-LORED REGISTRATN FORMS WERE ON DISPLAY. THE NEWLYWED UPL THEN WALKED DOWN A RABOW-LORED RPET A NEARBY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}COLLEGE SWEETHEARTS L AND YUAN WERE THE FIRST TO LEGALLY REGISTER AT THE DOWNTOWN TAIPEI OFFICE. LBIAN UPLE LI YG-CHIEN AND CYNIL CHICK FOLLOWED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I FEEL VERY LUCKY THAT I N SAY THIS OUT LOUD TO EVERYONE: I AM GAY AND I AM GETTG MARRIED,” SAID L, A 31-YEAR-OLD BAKER. “I AM EXTREMELY PROUD OF MY UNTRY TAIWAN.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ACRDG TO STATISTICS PILED BY THE MISTRY OF THE INTERR, 363 GAY UPL REGISTERED TO BE MARRIED WH SIX HOURS, CLUDG 116 MALE UPL AND 247 FEMALE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“THIS IS THE RIGHT THAT WE SERVED OM A LONG TIME AGO,” SAID TAIWANE LGBTQ ACTIVIST CHI CHIA-WEI, DRAPED A RABOW FLAG. “AS A BEAN ASIA, I HOPE TAIWAN’S MOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS ULD HAVE A RIPPLE EFFECT ON OTHER UNTRI ASIA.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 2017 THE LEGISLATIVE YUAN, TAIWAN'S PARLIAMENT, LED FAVOR OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, SETTG THE UNTRY ON THE URSE TO BEE THE FIRST PLACE ASIA TO EMBRACE MARRIAGE EQUALY. PARLIAMENT WAS GIVEN A TWO-YEAR ADLE TO CHANGE THE LAW OR SAME-SEX UPL WOULD TOMATILLY BE ALLOWED TO MARRY.SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAGTAIWANS GAY UPLE SHANE L (L) KISS MARC YUAN AS ANOTHER UPLE CYNIL CHICK AND LI YG-CHIEN LOOK ON AFTER REGISTERG AT THE HOEHOLD REGISTRATN OFFICE SHYI DISTRICT TAIPEI ON MAY 24, 2019. (PHOTO BY SAM YEH / AFP) (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A LAWSU BEFORE THE NSTUTNAL URT ARGUED TAIWAN’S CIVIL CO, WHICH FED MARRIAGE AS BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN, DISCRIMATED AGAST GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DPE THE FACT THAT AN TIMATED 71% OF TAIWANE CIZENS ACTUALLY SUPPORT MARRIAGE EQUALY, A MAJORY OF VOTERS SID WH ANTI-EQUALY PLATFORMS OM NSERVATIVE GROUPS LAST YEAR AND REJECTED THE LEGALIZATN OF MARRIAGE EQUALY A SERI OF BALLOT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TAIWAN, UNLIKE NSERVATIVE NEIGHBOR CHA, HAS A VOL GAY MUNY, AND S ANNUAL LGBTQ PRI PARA IS THE LARGT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SEE MORE PHOTOS OM L AND YUAN'S SPECIAL DAY BELOW.SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAGTOPSHOT - SHANE L (C) IS FORTED BY HIS PARTNER MARC YUAN (R) AND A IEDN DURG A WEDDG CEREMONY SHYI DISTRICT TAIPEI ON MAY 24, 2019. (PHOTO BY SAM YEH / AFP) (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAG)SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAGTOPSHOT - TAIWANS FIRST GAY UPLE SHANE L (L) AND MARC YUAN KISS OUTSI THE HOEHOLD REGISTRATN OFFICE SHYI DISTRICT TAIPEI ON MAY 24,2019. - TAIWAN'S FIRST OFFICIAL SAME-SEX WEDDGS KICKED OFF A LANDMARK MOMENT FOR LGBT RIGHTS ASIA (PHOTO BY SAM YEH / AFP) (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAG)SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAGTOPSHOT - THIS PICTURE TAKEN ON MAY 7, 2019 SHOWS KE MAKER SHANE L (L) AND HIS LOVER MARC YUAN POSG FOR A PHOTO DURG AN TERVIEW AT THEIR WORKSHOP CAKE PLAY TAIPEI. (PHOTO BY SAM YEH / AFP) / TO GO WITH STORY: TAIWAN-POLICS-RIGHTS-GAY-MARRIAGE, FOCUS BY AMBER WANG (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAG)SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAGTAIWANS GAY ACTIVIST CHI CHIA-WEI (R) SIGNS A WEDDG CERTIFITE FOR GAY UPLE SHANE L AND MARC YUAN (L) AFTER REGISTERG AT THE HOEHOLD REGISTRATN OFFICE SHYI DISTRICT TAIPEI ON MAY 24, 2019. (PHOTO BY SAM YEH / AFP) (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAG)SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAGTHIS PICTURE TAKEN ON MAY 7, 2019 SHOWS KE MAKER SHANE L (L) AND HIS LOVER MARC YUAN POSG FOR A PHOTO DURG AN TERVIEW AT THEIR WORKSHOP CAKE PLAY TAIPEI. (PHOTO BY SAM YEH / AFP) / TO GO WITH STORY: TAIWAN-POLICS-RIGHTS-GAY-MARRIAGE, FOCUS BY AMBER WANG (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ SAM YEH/AFP/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}MARRIAGE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Both she and Jenny cled to give their last nam to Rters due to Japan’s still-nservative views on lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) upl.

GAY UPLE BEE FIRST OFFICIAL SAME-SEX FOSTER PARENTS JAPAN

This was the first and only tomb the necropolis where a same-sex uple was buried most of the history gettg lost translatn, Egyptologists have extrapolated om the evince their tomb that Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum are history’s first documented gay upl. Shane L and Marc Yuan ma history Friday as the first gay uple to get married Taiwan, the first place Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, Rters reports.

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JAPAN’S SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE IS SOARG. BUT CAN IT BEE LAW?

A lawsu before the nstutnal urt argued Taiwan’s Civil Co, which fed marriage as between a man and a woman, discrimated agast gay upl.

HISTORIC KYOTO TEMPLE FIRST JAPAN TO OFFER GAY WEDDGS

Dpe the fact that an timated 71% of Taiwane cizens actually support marriage equaly, a majory of voters sid wh anti-equaly platforms om nservative groups last year and rejected the legalizatn of marriage equaly a seri of ballot, unlike nservative neighbor Cha, has a vol gay muny, and s annual LGBTQ Pri para is the largt more photos om L and Yuan's special day below. "We jt wanted to make sure that the world saw the most posive si of beg a gay uple." Simone Popperl eded this terview for broadst. Acrdg to LGBT webse Equalx while homosexualy is legal Japan, same-sex marriage is not regnised.

EQUAL UNR THE LAW: JAPAN’S STGGL WH GAY MARRIAGE

One survey on s pag suggt 42% of Japane people support, or somewhat support gay source, Getty ImagImage ptn, Other veloped untri have much more liberal laws surroundg same-sex uplThe Netherlands beme the first untry the world to legalise same-sex marriage Zealand, South Ai, Norway and Denmark, as well as others, all followed su the years as recently as 2010 Tokyo's ernor ed outrage when he scribed gay people as "ficient" has only recently started addrsg LGBT bullyg month the natnal ernment updated s anti-bullyg guil to clu protectn for sexual and genr diverse stunts.

ONE OF N.L.'S FIRST MARRIED GAY UPL LOOK BACK WH PRI

Campaigners hope this latt step uld help shift the attus of anti-gay sentiment the on Instagram at BBCNewsbeat and follow on Snapchat, search for bbc_newsbeat.

Lee/The New York TimTOKYO — Ikuo Sato stood ont of a Tokyo urt April and told the world he was gay.