Same-sex marriage supporters cheer outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei on Friday after Taiwan's legislature has passed a law allowing same-sex marriage in a first for Asia. (AP photo)TAIPEI: Taiwan's legislature voted Friday to legalise same-sex marriage, a first in Asia and a boost for LGBT rights activists who had championed the cause for two decades. That makes Taiwan the first place in Asia with a comprehensive law both allowing and laying out the terms of same-sex marriage. Ruled by the authoritarian Communist Party, China remains much more conservative and officials have repeatedly discouraged even the discussion of legalising same-sex marriage. In November 2018, a majority of Taiwan voters rejected same-sex marriage in an advisory referendum.

Source: Bangkok Post May 17, 2019 07:30 UTC