Month: May 2017

“It is a milestone for the LGBT movement in Taiwan,” the Taipei-based gay rights advocacy group Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline Assn. said in a statement. Wednesday’s decision reflected Taiwan outlier status in Asia for tolerance on LGBTQ issues, but seems ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, TAIWAN—In a first for Asia, Taiwan’s constitutional Court ruled in favour of same-sex marriage on Wednesday, punctuating a yearslong campaign by advocates for gay rights in one of the continent’s most liberal democracies. In its majority ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan could become the first place in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage after its constitutional court ruled the law must be changed to protect human dignity. Crowds of supporters cheered, hugged, and wept outside the court in Taipei as the decision was ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING Chinese President Xi Jinping urged a business lobby for Taiwan enterprises on the mainland to support the "one China" principle and contribute to unity between Beijing and Taipei, state media said on Wednesday. China regards Taiwan as a renegade ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI Taiwan's constitutional court declared on Wednesday that same-sex couples have the right to legally marry, the first such ruling in Asia. The court, known as the Judicial Yuan, said current marriage laws were "in violation of both the people’s ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's constitutional Court has ruled in favour of same-sex marriage, making the island the first place in Asia to recognize gay unions. The court on Wednesday said the current civil code that does not permit same-sex marriages was a ... ( read original story ...)

(CNN)Taiwan's top court has cleared the way for the island to recognize same-sex marriage. The Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that current laws, which say that marriage is between a man and a woman, violate the constitution. The panel of judges has ... ( read original story ...)

These are external links and will open in a new window Taiwan's top judges have ruled in favour of gay marriage, paving the way for it to become the first place in Asia to legalise same-sex unions. The highest court ruled that current laws preventing ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s constitutional court ruled that the island’s laws must be changed to allow gay marriage, which would make it the first place in Asia to guarantee the right. The Justices of the Constitutional Court said in a ruling issued Wednesday that a ... ( read original story ...)

Judges in Taiwan are due to decide whether it will become the first place in Asia to recognise same-sex marriage. The top court will rule on a constitutional challenge to current laws, which say that marriage is between a man and a woman. If they are ... ( read original story ...)

These are external links and will open in a new window Judges in Taiwan are due to decide whether it will become the first place in Asia to recognise same-sex marriage. The top court will rule on a constitutional challenge to current laws, which say that ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s constitutional court could decide as soon as Wednesday whether to become the first place in Asia to allow gay marriage, even as legislative efforts to change the law struggle to overcome weak public support. The Justices of the Constitutional ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI Taiwan same-sex couple Daphne Chiang and Kenny Jhuang are getting married at the end of the year - even if the government won't legalize their union. Self-ruled Taiwan's constitutional court will rule on Wednesday whether same-sex couples can tie ... ( read original story ...)