Taiwan's High Court Rules Same-Sex Marriage Is Legal, In A First For Asia
by Bill Chappell
May 24, 2017
2 minutes
Taiwanese laws that prohibit same-sex couples from marrying violate their personal freedom and equal protection, the island's Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday. The justices called sexual orientation an "immutable characteristic that is resistant to change."
"The judges have today said yes to marriage equality," said Amnesty International's
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