Taiwan marks anniversary of Asia's first gay marriage law


A man standing in front of a 'Lennon Wall' before the Presidential Office in Taipei on Sunday (May 17) calling on Taiwan's government to reform laws to recognise international same-sex marriages. Taiwan on May 17 celebrated the one-year anniversary of becoming the first in Asia to legalise same-sex marriages, with LGBT rights groups calling for full recognition of international unions. - AFP

TAIPEI: Taiwan on Sunday (May 17) marked the one-year anniversary of legalising same-sex marriage, as gay couples and rights groups called for full recognition of unions involving foreigners.

The island is at the vanguard of the burgeoning gay rights movement in Asia and became the first place in the region to legalise same-sex marriage after a bruising political fight.

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