Gay Marriage Part 2 (4/2012-)

[Tempo Gain]

Interesting story from here in Taiwan

Couple wed in first same-sex Buddhist service in Taiwan

No legal standing, but a first.

AFP article with a bit broader context:

Taiwan same-sex union points to Asia shift on gay rights

[Chris]

Encouraging news. Hopefully this will lead to more progress in Taiwan on this issue.

[Tomas]

Very good news indeed. Unfortunately, politicians are the ones who vote these things into law, and most of them are too set in their ways to allow gay marriage to become legal anytime soon.

I hope I'm wrong.

When do you all think is the earliest date Taiwan might legalize gay marriage?

[cake]

After seeing the pix here is me thinking that lesbians were usually only butch and fem in Taiwan.

[lovedavdubs]

Keep in mind though that Taiwan is not a Christian based country and so we don't have as many bible thumping hicks as........ahem

Thank....God?...for that....

[jerry spence]

Encouraging news. Hopefully this will lead to more progress in Taiwan on this issue.

Well you gotta be adreamer if you think Taiwan or Jpaan or Korea China are going to leagalize gay marriages.

How many countries actually have gay marriage legalized?

[ChewDawg]

Encouraging news. Hopefully this will lead to more progress in Taiwan on this issue.

Well you gotta be adreamer if you think Taiwan or Jpaan or Korea China are going to leagalize gay marriages.

How many countries actually have gay marriage legalized?

I agree. Will never happen in Taiwan. I support gay marriage 100 percent, but let's not forget that the so-called human rights party (the DPP)ignored it during their time in power.

Why?

Most traditional Taiwanese in the south don't want it. Such measures have support in Taipei from both parties but that ain't the whole country.

[Chris]

Encouraging news. Hopefully this will lead to more progress in Taiwan on this issue.

Well you gotta be adreamer if you think Taiwan or Jpaan or Korea China are going to leagalize gay marriages.

How many countries actually have gay marriage legalized?

10 so far. A decade ago it was zero.

Taiwan is one of the Asian countries most likely to legalize gay marriage, seeing that a few years back the legislature was actually considering the issue, before it was side-tracked by other matters. And like the US, as old traditionalits die off and younger, more pro-gay voters take their place, tolerance for gays is growing steadily here (in a place significantly more tolerant toward gays than the US is).

[Chris]

As of December 6, 2012, Washington State has formally joined the ranks of those states valuing equal rights for all.

Link

By January 1, 2013, Maine and Maryland will have joined the ever-growing Freedom Club!

[cfimages]

I'm photographing a gay wedding next month in Taipei. Looking forward to it and seeing what kind of acceptance there is.