A gay couple in Taiwan wed after massive legal win for marriage equality – Gay Times Magazine

August 14, 2021 News Editor

Leong echoed similar sentiments stating: “We hope our registration today will let the government see that marriage equality has yet be realised.”

Alongside getting married, the couple also started a group to help other Taiwanese queer people who may have a partner from another country.

Victoria Hsu, who represented Ting and Leong in court, opened up about the current rules surrounding same-sex marriage in a statement.

“Marriage is a basic human right and it’s unimaginable that there is discriminatory treatment because one’s partner comes from a certain country,” she said.

“Can heterosexual citizens accept if they are allowed to wed an American but not a Japanese?”

Back in 2019, Taiwan legalised same-sex marriage on International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (17 May).

The legalisation came just a week before the date the Supreme Court had ordered the country to have taken action by.

Nearly 200,000 people walked the streets during the Taipei Pride march to celebrate the landmark ruling.

Since the legislation passed nearly 6,000 same-sex weddings have taken place.