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Taiwan holds Asia’s first legal gay weddings | South China Morning Post

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After passing historic amendments to laws, Taiwan registered the first same-sex marriages in Asia on May 24, 2019. The registrations of hundreds of unions came one week after a 30-year fight for equality ended with Taiwan finally legalising gay marriage. Gay and lesbian couples still face restrictions over issues su…

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