Here are the First Same-Sex Couples to Say 'I do' in Taiwan
Amy Gunia
Tears flowed and bouquets flew on Friday as hundreds of same-sex couples exchanged vows in Taipei’s Shinyi District.
Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage when its legislature voted to approve the measure last week. Thousands gathered in the streets to celebrate the landmark moment for LGBT rights in Asia, where gay people can face stigma for varying reasons from religion to conservative values.
The new laws went into effect Friday, and hundreds of history-making Taiwanese couples planned to get married en masse. Here is a look at some of the first same-sex couples to wed in Asia.
Read more at: http://time.com/5595308/taiwan-first-same-sex-weddings/
As said above, Taiwan is the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. I thought they had a public vote a half-year ago or so that failed to legalize same-sex marriage, so this is the legislature.
