Anti-gay marriage groups win Taiwan referendum battle

[DonViejo]

Source: Agence France-Presse/Yahoo



Amber WANG, Sean CHANG ,AFP • November 24, 2018

Taipei (AFP) - Voters in Taiwan backed anti-gay marriage referendums Saturday in what LGBT activists said was a major blow to the island's reputation as a rights trailblazer.

The result came at the end of a dramatic evening which saw Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen resign as leader of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) after it suffered major defeats in key mid-term polls, a significant blow to her prospects for re-election in 2020.

The Beijing-friendly main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) made gains in the face of China's increasing pressure on the island.

As well as voting for seats from village to city level, there were 10 referendums on the ballot, including pro- and anti-gay marriage proposals.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/taiwan-awaits-results-key-election-test-gay-marriage-110924346.html

[DavidDvorkin]

1. "The Beijing-friendly main opposition Kuomintang"

History certainly takes some odd twists and turns.

[DonViejo]

2. LOL. I know! I about fell out of the chair when I read that! Chiang Kai-Shek and Madame Chiang

must be rolling over in their graves.

[DavidDvorkin]

3. I wonder what will happen to his grave in the future

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cihu_Mausoleum

[DonViejo]

4. I'm betting it will be permanently shut down or, moved to the locations the deceased requested,...

albeit in unmarked graves