/ Staff writer, with CNAIn a sudden policy reversal, the government on Thursday said it would allow same-sex couples with one Taiwanese and one foreign national to register their marriage even if the foreign partner is from a jurisdiction that does not recognize same-sex unions.
Taipei, Jan. 20 (CNA) In a sudden policy reversal, Taiwan has decided to allow same-sex couples with one Taiwanese and one foreign national to register their marriage even if the foreign partner is from a jurisdiction where same-sex marriages are illegal.
DISCRIMINATION: The Hong Kong-Taiwanese couple said they felt ‘happy with a heavy heart,’ as the verdict would not apply to all cross-national same-sex couples/ Staff writer, with CNA
Taipei, Dec. 29 (CNA) A Taiwanese woman and her female Hong Kong partner won their marriage lawsuit on Thursday morning as a court in Taipei ordered their household registration office to reinstate the marriage registration of the cross-national same-sex couple.
RESULT OF HISTORY: A liberal conscience might have emerged in opposition to authoritarianism during Taiwan’s transition to democracy, a Japanese researcher saidBy Su Yung-yao, Chen Cheng-yu and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporters, with staff writer