Taiwanese reject legalizing same-sex unions in referendum 3 SHARES Share it! Justices told legislators then to make same-sex marriage legal within two years, a first for Asia where religion and conservative governments normally keep the bans in place. Ruling party lawmakers backed by President Tsai Ing-wen had proposed legalizing same-sex marriage in late 2016, but put their ideas aside to await the court hearing. Opposition to same-sex marriage crested after the court ruling. “One way or another it has to go back to the court.”Voters approved a separate measure Saturday calling for a “different process” to protect same-sex unions.

Source: Manila Bulletin November 25, 2018 12:45 UTC