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- TAIWAN-MAU GAY UPLE MARRY AFTER LEGAL VICTORY
- 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
TAIWAN-MAU GAY UPLE MARRY AFTER LEGAL VICTORY
While Taiwan 2019 beme the first jurisdictn the regn to legalize same-sex marriage, the legal change stopped short of grantg full rights of adoptn to homosexual upl. Thoands gathered the streets to celebrate the landmark moment for LGBT rights Asia, where gay people n face stigma for varyg reasons om relign to nservative valu. Shane L and Marc Yuan beme one of Taiwan’s first gay upl to tie the knot.
Taiwan's first gay uple Shane L (L) and Marc Yuan kiss outsi the Hoehold Registratn Office Shyi district Taipei on May 24, 2019. Gay uple Cynil Chick (L) and Li Yg-Chien wa for weddg register at the Hoehold Registratn Office Shyi district Taipei on May 24, 2019.
A Taiwane-Mane gay uple tied the knot Taipei yterday after wng a landmark legal se as they lled for Taiwan to amend s laws to allow same-sex marriag wh all is seen as leadg the LGBTQ rights movement Asia, as beme the first Asian untry to legalise same-sex marriag 2019. 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.
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
“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.