Taiwanese law prohibits same sex marriages. A decision came from its high court on Wednesday that, it’s against the personal freedom and equal rights of the people to not to allow same sex marriages.
Taiwan’s president has asked the ministry of Justice to come up with a legal framework for complying with the decision.
The judges have said yes to marriage equality told Amnesty international’s Lisa Tassi, who directs the campaigns in East Asia. “This is a huge step forward for LGBTI rights in Taiwan and will resonate across Asia.” Said Lisa.
Taiwan’s Government has been given two years’ time to come up with a law to adapt same sex marriages. If the government does not bring any legislation within the time period. Same sex couples will be allowed to obtain the status of legal recognized couple
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