Marriage equality is official in Taiwan
who sued the government for rejecting their marriage registrations, filed a similar petition that same year.
Lawmakers approved the bill with just a week left on a two-year deadline, which was set by the island's Constitutional Court. The panel of judges ruled that the law dictating marriage could only be between a man and a woman was unconstitutional. TAIPEI, TAIWAN - MAY 18: Gay couple A-Tuo and Hsuan Yo kiss during a wedding event to raise HIV awareness a day after Taiwan's parliament voted to legalise same-sex marriage, on May 18, 2019 in Taipei, Taiwan.
TAIPEI, TAIWAN - MAY 17: People gather outside Taiwan's parliament ahead of a vote on legalising same-sex marriage on May 17, 2019 in Taipei, Taiwan Photocredit: Getty Images"Today the result was the best we got for this stage," Wu told CNN. "It's also a sign to show that Taiwan was different from China.
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