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• THIS TAIWANE GAY COUPLE’S WEDDG PHOTOS MIGHT BE THE INSPIRATN YOU NEED FOR YOUR WEDDG SHOTS
• FORBIDN LOVE: TAIWAN'S GAY UPL SEEK FOREIGN MARRIAGE EQUALY
• GAY UPL PLAN MASS WEDDGS AFTER TAIWAN LEGALIZ UNNS
• TAIWAN-MAU GAY UPLE MARRY AFTER LEGAL VICTORY
• TAIWAN GAY MARRIAGE ADVOT STAGE MOCK WEDDG IN SUPPORT OF BILL

THIS TAIWANE GAY COUPLE’S WEDDG PHOTOS MIGHT BE THE INSPIRATN YOU NEED FOR YOUR WEDDG SHOTS

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 gay uple pos for photographs durg the weddg banquet, which took place ont of the Printial Palace Yeh/AFP/Getty Imaga.

FORBIDN LOVE: TAIWAN'S GAY UPL SEEK FOREIGN MARRIAGE EQUALY

?? Taiwan's havg s first official same-sex weddgs after beg the 1st Asia to legalize same-sex Marc and Shane, who jt got married by gay rights activist Chi Chia-wei (祁家威) Taipei #LGBTQ #婚姻平權 — Bloomberg Quicktake (@Quicktake) May 24, 2019.

Chi Chia-wei, whom The New York Tim lls the "godfather" of Taiwan's gay rights movement, told the news outlet, "Progrs is good.

" Chi, who was imprisoned by Taiwan 1986 for g out as gay, told the NYT the issu of transnatnal upl and full adoptn rights mt still be addrsed. But as the NYT not, Taiwan has been a lear of gay rights Asia and s annual gay pri para Taipei routely draws thoands. 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.

GAY UPL PLAN MASS WEDDGS AFTER TAIWAN LEGALIZ UNNS

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. 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. In maland Cha, where homosexualy is legal but prejudic and discrimatn agast LGBT people persist unr Communist Party le, an thor of same-sex erotic fictn was sent to jail for 10 years November.

TAIWAN-MAU GAY UPLE MARRY AFTER LEGAL VICTORY

In April, the ler of the ty, oil-rich kgdom of Bnei announced he would troduce ath by stong for those nvicted of gay sex. In Indonia, clg secularism has led to epeng discrimatn agast the untry’s gay, lbian and transgenr muni.

TAIWAN GAY MARRIAGE ADVOT STAGE MOCK WEDDG IN SUPPORT OF BILL

Last year, two men acced of beg gay received 87 lash for gay sex the untry’s nservative Aceh provce. More than two dozen untri around the world allow gay marriage, acrdg to Pew Rearch.

Taiwane Gay Couple Weddg Photos. Earlier this year May, Taiwan beme the first Asian untry to legalise gay marriage.