'Coming out bravely'- Taiwan same-sex couples join military wedding for first time

Chen Ying-Hsuan, a combat engineer lieutenant, and her wife Li Chen-Chen, are seen during a military mass wedding in Taoyuan, Taiwan, October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang

TAOYUAN, Taiwan (Reuters) - Two women became the first military officers to marry their same-sex civilian partners at a mass military wedding in Taiwan on Friday, marking another landmark for LGBTQ+ rights in Asia.

The defence ministry called it an "open and progressive" move and said it gave its blessings to all 188 couples married during the annual mass wedding in Taiwan, considered a beacon of liberalism in the region.