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Taiwan court rules in favor of same-sex marriage
Source: Reuters
"Taiwan's constitutional court ruled on Wednesday that same-sex couples have the right to legally marry, the first such ruling in Asia.
The court, known as the Judicial Yuan, said current marriage laws violate the constitutional rights of same-sex couples and it gave a period of two years for laws to be amended to allow same-sex marriage."
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-lgbt-marriage-idUSKBN18K0UN?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=Social
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Taiwan court rules in favor of same-sex marriage (Original Post)
Princess Turandot
May 2017
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yuiyoshida
(41,818 posts)2. I love you Taiwan!
IronLionZion
(45,380 posts)3. I always figured Taiwan would be the first in Asia
they are a very progressive country. Good for them.
dalton99a
(81,386 posts)4. They also have one of the best universal healthcare systems in the world
Taiwan and Japan in Asia.
IronLionZion
(45,380 posts)5. Ironically Taiwan modeled their system after US Medicare
Japan is a more socialized system
JudyM
(29,182 posts)6. Big Kick and rec for this inspiring news.