Taiwan recognizes same-sex marriages between Chinese, Taiwanese

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 19, 2024 6:22 pm

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Same-sex Taiwanese-Chinese couples are now legally able to register their marriages in Taiwan, Taipei said Thursday, recognizing cross-strait unions for the first time.

Taiwan has long been at the forefront of Asia's burgeoning LGBTQ rights movement, becoming in 2019 the first place in the region to legalize marriage equality.

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