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Binational Taiwanese same-sex couples marriages and international weddings might soon be legally recognized in Taiwan, the Judicial Yuan announced January 22. Chinese partners of Taiwanese citizens will be excluded from the change, according to a report in Focus Taiwan. The law will recognize a partner from Hong Kong or Macau. Some binational same-sex couples weddings and marriages that were held overseas were not legally recognized when Taiwan became the first Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage in 2019. The law only recognized Taiwanese binational same-sex marriages of partners who were citizens of one of the 29 countries where marriage equality is legal. That may soon change. Last week, the Judicial Yuan announced in a news release that it approved draft revisions to Article 46 of the Act Governing the Choice of Law in Civil Matters Involving Foreign Elements, which barred those marriages, reported Focus Taiwan. ....
Hungarian government orders publisher to print disclaimers on LGBTQ+ related books Following the Hungarian governments orders to print disclaimers on books, an LGBTQ+ group threatened to take legal action in court. Top News 21 January, 2021. Written by Oisin Kenny. The Hungarian Consumer Protection Agency have ordered a publisher to print disclaimers on LGBTQ+ books as containing “behaviour inconsistent with traditional gender roles”. On Tuesday, January 19, the Consumer Protection Agency claimed the disclaimer was necessary to protect readers against “alternative gender roles. Their decision was in response to an anthology fairytale book titled Wonderland Is For Everyone, which included a poem about a prince who marries another prince along with other stories depicting underrepresented and marginalised communities. ....