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Taiwan legalize gay marriage

Q1: How can I and my partnerapply for same-sex marriage registration?

A1:

Documents to be prepared:

  1. Application for marriage: This application shall specify basic information about the marrying parties and shall be signed/sealed by the marrying parties in person and witnessed by 2 persons with their signatures/seals (you may invite your close relatives or friends who attain the age of 18 to sign/seal as witnesses).
  2. Identification documents:
    • If the marrying parties currently have domestic household registration: Both parties’ National ID Cards, seals (or signatures), household certificates, one color front half-length photo taken within the past 2 years or a digital photo of the same (see Remark 1).
    • If the marrying parties are foreigners or have had or never set up domestic familiar registration: Passports or resident certificates issued by the National Immigration Agency, Ministry of Interior according to the law.
  3. Other supporting documents:

(1) If one marrying party is of a foreign nationality or a resident from Hong Kong or Macao (see Note 2), th

Marriage Equality Around the World

The Human Rights Campaign tracks developments in the legal recognition of same-sex marriage around the world. Working through a worldwide network of HRC global alumni and partners, we lift up the voices of community, national and regional advocates and share tools, resources, and lessons learned to allow movements for marriage equality.

Current State of Marriage Equality

There are currently 38 countries where same-sex marriage is legal: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Uruguay. 

These countries have legalized marriage equality through both legislation and court decisions. 

Countries that Legalized Marriage Equality in

Liechtenstein: On May 16, , Liechtenstein's gove

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Current Challenges - Assisted Reproduction and Joint Adoption

With increased acceptance of same-sex marriage, Taiwan now faces fresh challenges in assisted reproduction and combined adoption. These topics remain in the media spotlight.

Currently, Taiwan's Assisted Reproduction Execute only applies to heterosexual marriages, requiring couples applying for assisted reproductive technology to be married and have their spouse's consent, interpretation lesbian and free women cannot legally use assisted reproductive technology.

The current commandment defines infertility as "unable to conceive after 12 months of natural intercourse," excluding the situation of "social infertility" faced by available women or gay couples.

For example, a lesbian woman wanting to conceive through assisted reproductive technology can freeze her eggs but cannot legally use these eggs for false insemination or in vitro fertilization under current regulations because her marriage is not covered by that law.

Single women face the identical

Taipei, May 17 (CNA) Taiwan made history Friday as the first country in Asia to legalize queer marriage, after most lawmakers from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and a few from the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) voted to pass a Cabinet-sponsored bill that gives same-sex attracted couples the right to get married.

The article bill, titled Enforcement Act of Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. , cleared the legislative floor at p.m. Friday against the backdrop of loud cheers from tens of thousands of male lover marriage supporters gathered outside the Legislative Yuan.

DPP Legislator Yu Mei-nu (尤美女), a longtime champion of homosexual rights, expressed gratitude to her colleagues at the Legislature and other homosexual marriage supporters, saying that their efforts have helped "let the rainbow rise."

The new law will hold effect May 24, allowing two persons of the same gender, aged 18 or older, to register a marriage, with at least two witnesses signing the registration document.

Either companion in the marriage will be allowed to adopt the biological children of the other, under the law. However,