Queer foreigners from anti-LGBT+ countries can now marry in Taiwan pinknews.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pinknews.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
2021/03/05 17:21 Chyi Jia-uei (祁家威) waves rainbow flag at rally with National Concert Hall in background. Chyi Jia-uei (祁家威) waves rainbow flag at rally with National Concert Hall in background. (Taiwan News photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) It is now easier for foreign nationals who come from countries where same-sex marriage is illegal to wed a Taiwanese partner after a high court in Taiwan reversed a decision by the household registration office. Previously, household registration offices did not allow Taiwanese citizens to marry same-sex partners from countries where same-sex marriage has not been legalized. On May 24, 2019, longtime Taiwanese gay rights activist Chi Chia-wei (祁家威) attempted to marry his Malaysian partner, surnamed Chiu (丘), but was denied by Taipei s Da an District Household Registration Office on the grounds that such unions are illegal in the Southeast Asian country.
Court revokes decision denying same-sex marriage of Taiwanese, foreigner
Staff writer, with CNA
The Taipei High Administrative Court on Thursday revoked a decision by a household registration office not to permit a same-sex marriage involving a foreign national from a country in which such marriages are illegal, and proposed alternate legal grounds on which the marriage could be performed.
The Daan District Household Registration Office in Taipei refused to permit the marriage of Taiwanese gay rights activist Chi Chia-wei (祁家威) and his Malaysian partner when they attempted to do so on May 24, 2019.
The office based its decision on Article 46 of the Act Governing the Choice of Law in Civil Matters Involving Foreign Elements (涉外民事法律適用法), which states that “the formation of a marriage is governed by the national law of each party.”
Court finds grounds to allow international same-sex marriages
03/04/2021 11:11 PM
Taiwanese gay rights activist Chi Chia-wei (祁家威) / CNA file photo
Taipei, March 4 (CNA) The Taipei High Administrative Court on Thursday revoked a decision by a household registration office not to permit a same-sex marriage involving a foreign national from a country in which such marriages are illegal, and proposed alternate legal grounds on which the marriage could be performed.
In the case in question, Taipei s Daan District Household Registration Office refused to permit the marriage of Taiwanese gay rights activist Chi Chia-wei (祁家威) and his Malaysian partner when they attempted to do so on May 24, 2019.
Some of the best gay movies from East Asia for you to check out
David Ferguson of Irish Comic News suggests a few quality picks if you d like to expand your knowledge of what East Asian gay cinema has to offer.
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22 February, 2021.
Written by David Ferguson .
With the rise of streaming services giving greater access to viewers, and mainstream recognition of movies like
Shoplifters and
Parasite, people are paying more attention to movies from East Asia.
For people looking for LGBTQ+ content from East Asia, there is an entire genre of movies called BL (Boy Love) to take a look at. The term originated in Japan from a genre called Yaoi, a Japanese term referring to manga depicting homoerotic romances between men (usually written by women for women).