a few seconds agoTaiwanese object to same - sex marriage
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Voters in Taiwan have refused legalisation of same-sex marriages after a referendum Saturday. They supported the definition of marriage as uniting a man and a woman. Last year a top court ruled in favour of gay marriages, giving the government two years to amend the laws. At the same time [...]
They supported the definition of marriage as uniting a man and a woman.
Last year a top court ruled in favour of gay marriages, giving the government two years to amend the laws.
Also with the referendum in Taiwan, elections were held.
President Tsai Inng-wan resigned as leader of Taiwan's ruling party following losses in local elections.
Its pro-independence Democratic Progress Party (DPP) lost in more than half of the 13 cities and districts it won in 2014.
Taiwan's relations with China have deteriorated since Tsai came to power in 2016.
Beijing has refused to communicate with it because it does not recognise an agreement reached between the two sides in 1992, which says Taiwan is part of China.
