Taiwan Archives - The Daqian Times

For the first time in Asia, the continent has witnessed a rather unfamiliar law being passed when the constitutional court in Taiwan ruled that same-sex couples are entitled to a legal right to marry. The Judicial Yuan recognized present laws as adversely violating the people’s freedom to marry and their freedom to equality. A two year period was therefore issued for legal amendments to be made so as to allow marriage between same-sex couples, failure to which the same-sex couple will be free to marry and have registration of their marriage effectuated. Taiwan - Centre of liberalism It was a great relief to the activists of gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual marriage who had invested their hopes in years of campaign for these rights. The presently reigning Democratic Progressive ...

The court, known as the Judicial Yuan, said current marriage laws were "infringing upon both the general population's opportunity of marriage ... what's more, the general population's entitlement to uniformity", and it gave two years for legitimate corrections to permit same-sex marriage."If applicable laws are not altered or established inside the said two years, two people of a similar sex who plan to make the said changeless union should be permitted to have their marriage enrollment effectuated," the court said.Lesbian, gay, cross-sexual and transgender rights activists had harbored high trusts their times of crusading in same-sex marriage would win the court's support. First Asian country to legally accept gay marriage The decision Democratic Progressive Party that cleared nationa...