Taiwan’s lawmakers have passed a same-sex marriage bill, makg the first place Asia to brg gay marriage.
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TAIWAN-MAU GAY UPLE MARRY AFTER LEGAL VICTORY
* is gay marriage legal in taiwan *
Taiwan is nsired the most progrsive place Asia wh regard to gay rights.
Maland Cha crimalized homosexualy 1997 but do not allow same-sex marriage. Lawmakers Taiwan have approved a bill legalizg same-sex marriage, a landmark cisn that mak the self-led island the first place Asia to pass gay marriage legislatn. Although the island has a large gay muny and s annual gay pri para is the biggt Asia, the issue of marriage equaly has bterly divid Taiwane society.
Sort through the more than 30 jurisdictns that have enacted laws allowg gays and lbians to marry. * is gay marriage legal in taiwan *
In recent months nservative groups have mpaigned agast same-sex marriage reform, phg for a law that would see gay marriag refed as somethg closer to same-sex unns.
Wu Tzu-an, a 33-year-old gay artist om Taipei, was among the crowds outsi the parliament celebratg Friday. In 2015, veteran gay rights activist Chi Chia-wei – who has spent 30 years fightg for marriage equaly – filed a requt to the Constutnal Court askg for a lg on an article the island’s civil statg that marriage is between a man and a woman. Taiwan’s gay marriage opponents seized the opportuny to put forward a referendum askg voters whether they agreed wh same-sex marriage.