Posted on 11/24/2018 4:01:29 PM PST by Ennis85
Taiwan has rejected same-sex marriages, in a blow to the island's reputation as a rights trailblazer in Asia.
The results in referendums come despite a high court ruling in March 2017 in favour of such unions.
The court also gave parliament two years to amend laws or pass new ones. It is unclear how Saturday's voting will affect legislation.
Meanwhile, President Tsai Ing-wen quit as leader of Taiwan's governing party after defeats in local elections.
Her pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is set to lose more than half of the 13 cities and counties it won in 2014, Taiwanese media report.
Taiwan's relations with China have deteriorated since Ms Tsai came to power in 2016.
Beijing has refused to deal with her because she does not recognise an agreement reached between the two sides in 1992 that both sides are part of one China.
What were voters asked about same-sex marriage?
The marriage issue was actually the subject of three separate referendums on Saturday, which were put forward by rival camps.
Conservative groups asked whether the legislation - defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman in Taiwan's Civil Code - should remain unchanged, while LGBT activists demanded equal marriage rights.
Initial results suggest the conservatives received overwhelming support, while gay rights activists failed.
The government earlier said Saturday's referendums would not affect it bringing in the changes required by the court ruling. The authorities are now expected to pass a special law, without amending the Civil Code.
But campaigners fear the eventual legislation will be weaker.
One possible outcome could be that gay couples are given legal protection - but not allowed to get married, correspondents say.
What about President Tsai's move?
At a news conference, she admitted that the DPP suffered a series of defeats in key
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Jesus Christ, BBC impartial as always.
But at least some good news for a change.
It is and it isn’t...
The Chinese communists are also against gay marriage and they have made unfortunate gains in Taiwan’s government.
Asians. They got little ones. Not much to offer.
Even the Taiwanese know that perversion is wrong
My going theory is you can only be brainwashed in so many ways. No servant can have two masters and all that. Chinese, under heavy influence of Maoapalooza ironically immunizes them from SJWism. Plus the language barrier and Wall prevents creepover of Western values and ‘values’
More evidence that there are more sexual identity problems among globetrotters.
Shari'a Muslims also. So it's vital that the West recover its best and truest values rooted in Judeo-Christianity and the best of the ancient classical civilizations.
“Taiwan has rejected same-sex marriages, in a blow to the island’s reputation as a rights trailblazer in Asia.”
Blow?
All the modern liberal cares about is homosexuality.
The comment, in a news article, is irrational. The author doesn’t even say “perceived as a blow”.
If I’m not wrong, no state in the US ever voted for it either.
One possible outcome could be that gay couples are given legal protection - but not allowed to get married, correspondents say.
“Beijing has refused to deal with her because she does not recognise an agreement reached between the two sides in 1992 that both sides are part of one China.”
More BS from the BBC.
Nope. Not even California. See 2008, even when Obama won: Californians voted AGAINST Proposition 8! (Against legalizing gay marriage.)
What was their justification for throwing out the votes again?
The sate court overruled later and then SCOTUS.
At least the East isn’t going down this path.
Unless the individuals against it are Muslims...
Court ORDERS Parliament to pass a freakin’ law? WTF??
Surprisingly, there are still some islands of sanity.
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