TAIPEI: Same-sex Taiwanese-Chinese couples are now legally able to register their marriages in Taiwan, Taipei said on Thursday (Sep 19). Taiwan has long been at the forefront of Asia's burgeoning LGBTQ rights movement, becoming in 2019 the first place in the region to legalise marriage equality.
Gay newlyweds walk on a giant rainbow flag at a pro same-sex marriage party after registering their marriage in Taipei, Taiwan on May 24, 2019. TAIPEI: Same-sex Taiwan ese-Chinese couples are now legally able to register their marriages in Taiwan , Taipei said on Thursday .
But tensions between Taiwan and China – which claims the self-ruled island as part of its territory and maintains daily military movements around it – have meant cross-strait same-sex couples were not covered by this.spouse face a more complicated process than other international couples, needing to first marry abroad and then pass an interview in Taiwan before registering their marriage.
They would first have to be legally wedded in one of the 35 countries that recognise marriage equality, and after submitting their marriage certificate and other documents,"relevant agencies will conduct interviews with the couple". Liang added that the rules governing heterosexual cross-strait marriages have long been in place"to prevent cross-border fake marriages and avoid problems of national security and social order".There are currently around 360,000 Chinese spouses of Taiwanese citizens on the island.
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