Taiwan’s legislature approved Asia’s first same-sex marriage law, reinforcing the island’s reputation as a tolerant democracy despite a turbulent public debate that exposed social divisions about gay rights. Tens of thousands of gay-rights supporters gathered Friday outside the legislative building in Taipei, the island’s capital, braving heavy rain to cheer the passage of legislation that grants same-sex couples many of the legal rights that heterosexual couples enjoy.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 17, 2019 06:22 UTC