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Taiwan – For the first time in Taiwan’s mass military wedding, same sex couple were included on the wedding. Two same sex couples were included particularly two lesbian soldiers and their civilian female wives. The wedding was held last Friday October 30,2020.
“Taiwan's army holds mass weddings every year, but
this was the first time same-sex couples have taken part in one.”(BBC)
“Two lesbian couples have become
the first to take part in a mass military wedding in Taiwan, the only place in
Asia to have legalised gay marriage.” (BBC)
“One of the couples involved said she hoped it would
inspire "more LGBT people in the military [to] stand up".”(BBC)
“"Our military is very open-minded," Chen
Ying-xuan, an army lieutenant who married Lee Ying-ying, told news agency the
Associated Press (AP).”(BBC)
“Taiwan's government last year became the first to
legalize same-sex marriage in Asia, a part of the world where homosexuality
remains illegal in many countries. But the island remains divided over other
related issues such as same-sex parenting, while gay couples are only allowed
to marry foreigners from countries where same-sex marriage is also legal.”(CNN)
““We are hoping that more LGBT people in the
military can bravely stand up, because our military is very open-minded. In
matters of love, everyone will be treated equally,” Chen Ying-hsuan, an army
lieutenant who married Li Li-chen, told Time.”
(The Hill)
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