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Added on: 07/05/2019

Taiwan’s marriage law brings frustration and hope for LGBT China

07/05/2019

It was a landmark moment for LGBT rights. When Taiwan passed a law allowing same-sex couples to marry, crowds in Taipei erupted into cheers, chanting: “First in…

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Added on: 06/26/2019

Abused as ‘dirty’, same-sex newlyweds in Taiwan fear backlash

06/25/2019

Although Jovi Wu and Mindy Chiu made history last month as one of the first lesbian couples in Asia to marry legally, they are fearful that conservatives…

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Added on: 06/24/2019

Taiwan: More than 1,000 gay couples wed in first month of equal marriage

06/24/2019

Taiwan has wed 1,173 same-sex couples since becoming the first Asian country to introduce equal marriage on May 24. In the first month of equal marriage, 790…

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Added on: 06/23/2019

Struggle among progress as countries restrict LGBTQ rights

06/23/2019

The world has been transformed in many ways in the 50 years since the uprising at the Stonewall Inn, with major shifts in the past decade alone…

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Added on: 06/15/2019

Gay people unlikely to report intimate partner violence: expert

06/14/2019

It is possible that more that 90 percent of individuals subject to intimate partner violence in homosexual relationships in Taiwan do not seek help from government-run support…

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Added on: 05/31/2019

China seen by LGBT+ groups as years away from same-sex marriage

05/30/2019

China is at least a decade away from allowing same-sex marriages with the current priorities on introducing anti-discrimination laws, letting LGBT+ groups raise awareness without fear, and…

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Added on: 05/26/2019

We do: Taiwan’s gay newlyweds urge Asia to follow their lead

05/24/2019

As they celebrated tying the knot at an outdoor party, many of the first same-sex couples to marry in Taiwan on Friday (May 24) urged Asian governments…

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Added on: 05/24/2019

Taiwan man behind Asia’s first gay marriage law urges others to fight

05/23/2019

A leading Taiwanese gay activist on Thursday called on the LGBT+ community in other parts of Asia to take their battles to court after his successful legal…

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Added on: 05/23/2019

For China’s LGBTQ people, Taiwan’s rainbow victory is a moment of joy and pain

05/23/2019

When Chinese gay rights activist Peng Yanhui heard that Taiwan had approved a bill legalizing same-sex marriage on May 17 as he boarded a flight, he burst…

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Added on: 05/21/2019

GAY COUPLES PLAN MASS WEDDINGS AFTER TAIWAN LEGALIZES UNIONS

05/20/2019

Gay couples in Taiwan plan a mass wedding registration after lawmakers voted to legalize same-sex marriage, a first in Asia and a boost for LGBT rights activists…

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Added on: 05/21/2019

Taiwan furious after China attempts to take credit for LGBT marriage win

05/20/2019

Taiwan has lashed out at China’s state media for attempting to take credit for the island’s historic decision to legalize same-sex marriage. On Friday, Taiwan’s legislators passed…

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Added on: 05/18/2019

Taiwan legalizes same-sex marriage in historic first for Asia

05/17/2019

Lawmakers in Taiwan have approved a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, a landmark decision that makes the self-ruled island the first place in Asia to pass gay marriage…

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Added on: 05/17/2019

What Taiwan’s slow march towards legalising gay marriage means for LGBT rights in Asia

05/18/2019

To many outside the LGBT community, the May 2017 ruling of the Taiwan Constitutional Court legalising same-sex marriage settled the question. However, outside the public consciousness, there…

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Added on: 05/16/2019

Thailand’s LGBT lawmakers bust gender dress code on first day in parliament

05/16/2019

Thailand’s new LGBTI politicians busted parliament’s gender-based dress code on their first day in office. Parliamentarians representing the New Power Party dressed in T-shirts and colorful clothing…

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Added on: 05/13/2019

Taiwan unveils long-awaited gay marriage bill

05/11/2019

Taiwan’s ruling party unveiled its latest attempt to create Asia’s first gay marriage law on Thursday, May 9, a bill offering same-sex couples “permanent unions” as well…

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Added on: 05/12/2019

LGBT rights backers, foes rally outside Legislative Yuan

05/09/2019

More than 1,000 LGBT rights advocates and opponents yesterday demonstrated outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei ahead of a cross-caucus negotiation on bills related to same-sex marriage….

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Added on: 04/30/2019

Taiwan set to get gay marriage despite Christian opposition

04/27/2019

MAINLY Buddhist Taiwan, with a population of around 24 million, would have become the first country in Asia to legalise gay marriage following a 2017 ruling by…

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Added on: 04/26/2019

Multinationals see benefits in Taiwan same-sex marriage

04/24/2019

Some of the world’s largest companies said on Wednesday that plans to grant equal marriage to LGBT+ couples in Taiwan – the first place in Asia to…

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Added on: 03/30/2019

Taiwan to amend LGBT education law

03/27/2019

Taiwan’s education ministry has revised a 2004 law that promotes sexual orientation and gender identity education in the country’s schools. Luckily, the ministry’s proposed changes this week…

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Added on: 03/16/2019

Groups blast ‘homophobic’ and ‘unjust’ family bill

03/15/2019

A coalition of LGBT rights groups yesterday urged Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Lai Shyh-bao to withdraw his draft bill on same-sex families, which they said could…

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Added on: 02/25/2019

Cabinet Unveils Draft Bill and Picks a Side in Taiwan’s Gay Marriage Fight

02/22/2019

The administration of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) has approved a draft bill which, if passed, will make Taiwan the first country in Asia to legally enact…

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Added on: 02/23/2019

Gay parenting ‘boot camp’ moves to Asia to meet growing demand from China

02/21/2019

The world’s largest “boot camp” to help gay men become parents will stage its first Asia event next month to address growing demand for surrogates from China…

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Added on: 02/22/2019

Taiwan unveils Asia’s first draft law on same-sex marriage

02/20/2019

Taiwan on Thursday proposed a draft law to allow same-sex marriage in Asia’s first such bill, but the legislation was criticized by rights activists and conservative groups…

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Added on: 02/14/2019

How Does Taiwan Really Feel About LGBT Issues After Its Referendums?

02/12/2019

If 2017 saw the rise of marriage equality in Taiwan, then the backlash in 2018 suggests many observers held an overly optimistic view on just how much…

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Added on: 02/03/2019

Award-Winning Activist Jay Lin on Sharing LGBT Stories with Asia.

02/01/2019

When Newsweek publicly announced that I was one of the 15 members of the “Creative Class of 2019,” I seriously had to pinch myself. I was discussing video streaming…

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Added on: 01/28/2019

Taiwanese volunteer campaigns in China for LGBT rights

01/26/2019

Taipei, Jan. 26 (CNA) A Taiwanese volunteer who went to China recently to campaign against its sexual orientation therapies sees the LGBT communities on both sides of…

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Added on: 01/26/2019

Taiwanese LGBT activist named Newsweek Creative Class innovator

01/25/2019

A Taiwanese LGBT rights activist has been included in Newsweek’s Creative Class of 2019, an initiative celebrating innovators who develop creative solutions to the world’s problems, according…

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Added on: 01/07/2019

Rebuild Taiwan’s LGBT Movement – Fight Back Against Patriarchal Capitalism

01/07/2019

The victory of the anti-LGBT referendum in November, by a large margin, was a blow to the struggle for marriage equality in Taiwan. Taiwan’s LGBT movement, seen…

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Added on: 12/15/2018

The Role of US Christian Conservatives in Taiwan’s LGBT Referendum Defeats

12/14/2018

Like in Australia, the debate about foreign interference in Taiwan usually centers on the shadowy intentions of China. But a very different source of overseas influence is…

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Added on: 12/05/2018

How the LGBTI Referendums Split From Taiwanese Popular Opinion

12/04/2018

After the Nov. 24 series of referendums, the international media reported that Taiwan’s push for same-sex marriage referendum had been defeated. Although this is disappointing, there was…