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Taiwan's Council of Grand Justices (大法官) ruled that the current civil law banning same sex marriage is unconstitutional and that the legislature has two years to either amend the law or create a new law.

—Taiwan News [taiwannews.com.tw]

Legislation enforcing the court’s ruling is already working its way through the legislature, where both the ruling and major opposition parties support legalisation as do a majority of Taiwanese people and President Tsai Ing-wen.

—news.com.au [news.com.au] (News Corp)

A large percentage of the public in Taiwan has accepted the idea of same-sex marriage because leaders have elevated liberal social causes to show the island’s democratic credentials in the face of China, a political rival that restricts free speech and association.

—Los Angeles Times [latimes.com]

But the debate has prompted a backlash, with mass protests by conservatives in recent months [bbc.co.uk].

—BBC News [bbc.com]

additional coverage:

• Washington Post [washingtonpost.com]
• Washington Times [washingtontimes.com]
• NPR [npr.org]
• CNN [cnn.com]
• New York Times [nytimes.com]
• Reuters [reuters.com]
• Reuters [reuters.com] (on reaction in PRC)
• Voice of America [voanews.com] (U.S. government)
• The Sydney Morning Herald [smh.com.au] (opinion)
• Taiwan News [taiwannews.com.tw] (on media reaction)

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