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Same-sex marriage has been legal in Taiwan since 24 May 2019, making it the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. On 24 May 2017, the Constitutional Court ruled that the marriage law was unconstitutional, and that the constitutional right to equality and freedom of marriage guarantees same-sex couples the right to marry under the Taiwanese Constitution. The ruling gave the Legislative Yuan two years to bring the law into compliance, after which registration of such marriages would come into force automatically.[1][2] In November 2018, the Taiwanese electorate passed referendums to prevent recognition of same-sex marriages in the Civil Code. The government responded by confirming that it would not amend the existing marriage laws in the Civil Code, but rather prepare a separate law for same-sex couples.[3]
On 20 February 2019, a draft bill allowing same-sex marriages and grant married same-sex couples almost all the rights available to married heterosexual couples was published.[4][5] The Executive Yuan passed it the following day, sending it to the Legislative Yuan for fast-tracked review.[6] The bill was passed on 17 May,[7] and signed by President Tsai Ing-wen on 22 May. It took effect on 24 May 2019.[8] In 2023, same-sex couples were granted the right to adopt.
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