Taiwan lawmakers have until May 24 to legalise same-sex marriage, according to a ruling by the Constitutional Court, and LGBT campaigners are urging them to back the government’s draft bill in a key vote this week. Photo: AP Taiwan lawmakers have until May 24 to legalise same-sex marriage, according to a ruling by the Constitutional Court, and LGBT campaigners are urging them to back the government’s draft bill in a key vote this week. Photo: AP
Taiwan lawmakers have until May 24 to legalise same-sex marriage, according to a ruling by the Constitutional Court, and LGBT campaigners are urging them to back the government’s draft bill in a key vote this week. Photo: AP

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China /  Politics

Asia’s first same-sex marriage law heads for vote in Taiwan

  • Campaigners want government’s draft bill passed in key vote on Friday
  • Alternative bills ‘discriminatory’ and will lead to court challenge, say activists

Topic |   LGBT
Thomson Reuters Foundation

Updated: 10:47pm, 13 May, 2019

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Taiwan lawmakers have until May 24 to legalise same-sex marriage, according to a ruling by the Constitutional Court, and LGBT campaigners are urging them to back the government’s draft bill in a key vote this week. Photo: AP Taiwan lawmakers have until May 24 to legalise same-sex marriage, according to a ruling by the Constitutional Court, and LGBT campaigners are urging them to back the government’s draft bill in a key vote this week. Photo: AP
Taiwan lawmakers have until May 24 to legalise same-sex marriage, according to a ruling by the Constitutional Court, and LGBT campaigners are urging them to back the government’s draft bill in a key vote this week. Photo: AP
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