Taiwan Grants Adoption Rights to Same-Sex Couples in Latest Step Toward Equality
The bill was passed on Tuesday.
May 17, 2023
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Taiwan Becomes First Asian Country to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
The island nation has made history not just for the region -- but also the world.
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Japan's First Out Gay Lawmaker Vows Same-Sex Marriage 'Will Happen'
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Hong Kong Equality Chief Won’t Pursue Marriage Equality
Ricky Chu said the issue will go nowhere in Hong Kong's legislature.
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Trans Hawaiians Can Now More Easily Update Their Birth Certificate
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Don Blankenship won't be the state's Republican Senate nominee, but its anti-LGBT attorney general will.
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