Taiwan becomes first country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage
Supporters of LGBT rights celebrate outside the parliament in Taipei on May 17 - AFP/ There were tears of joy among Taiwan’s LGBT community on Friday after same-sex marriage was legalised in a historic first for Asia. The vote by Taiwan’s parliament came two years after the self-ruled island’s constitutional court ruled that not allowing same-sex couples to marry was a violation of the constitution, and told the parliament to take action to enforce its judgement. The panel of judges instructed MPs to amend or enact new laws before 24 May ...
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