TAIPEI (AFP) - Taiwan on Sunday (May 17) marked the one-year anniversary of legalising same-sex marriage, as gay couples and rights groups called for full recognition of unions involving foreigners.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
TAIPEI - Taiwan on Sunday marked the one-year anniversary of legalising same-sex marriage, as gay couples and rights groups called for full recognition of unions involving foreigners.
Activists say the coronavirus pandemic has made it more urgent to allow all foreign marriages, as many international same-sex couples have been separated due to border controls and lockdowns in many countries. Around 3,600 couples have wed since the first legal gay weddings were held a week after the law was enacted last year.
"There is no legal protection for us if we can't get married," said Malaysian Tan Bee Guat, 39, who has been staying in Taiwan on a student visa to be with her partner."I can't be a student forever."
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