After a landmark vote on Friday, Friday, May 17, 2019, Taiwan's lawmakers effectively passed a bill legalising same-sex marriage in the East Asian state.
According to the contents of the Bill, gay couples are now free to form “exclusive permanent unions” and apply for a “marriage registration” with government agencies.
Thousands of gay rights supporters have remained overwhelmed by the development as they celebrate massively outside the parliament despite heavy downpours, waving rainbow flags, flashing victory signs and breaking into cheers.
In recent months conservatives had mobilised to rid the law of any reference to marriage, instead putting forward rival bills that offered something closer to limited same-sex unions. But those bills struggled to receive enough votes.
Gay rights groups hailed the vote on Friday, saying the ability to apply for a “marriage registration” — known as Clause Four — put their community much closer to parity with heterosexual couples.
“The passage of Clause Four ensures that two persons of the same-sex can register their marriage on May 24th and ensure that Taiwan becomes the first country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage and to successfully open a new page in history,” said the Taiwan Alliance to Promote Civil Partnership Rights.
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