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Same sex couples marry in mass military wedding -- a first for Taiwan's armed forces (CNN)
CNN ^ | October 30, 2020 | CNN via Reuters

Posted on 10/30/2020 6:04:20 AM PDT by Salman

Taoyuan, TaiwanTwo women became the first military officers to marry their same-sex civilian partners at a mass military wedding in Taiwan on Friday, marking another landmark for LGBTQ+ rights in Asia.

The island's Defence Ministry called it an "open and progressive" move and gave its blessings to all 188 couples married during the annual mass wedding in Taiwan, considered a beacon of liberalism in Asia.

"I am hoping to boost the visibility of homosexuals so that people understand we are also just part of everyday life," said major Wang Wi, who cried after receiving her marriage certificate at the ceremony in the city of Taoyuan.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bangkok; homosexualagenda; thailand

1 posted on 10/30/2020 6:04:20 AM PDT by Salman
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Wait til China takes over ... just sayin ...


2 posted on 10/30/2020 6:13:59 AM PDT by 11th_VA (Democracy dies in darkness)
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That should speed up China’s troop ship building by a factor of 100


3 posted on 10/30/2020 6:32:45 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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Even the mainland communists aren’t that bad.


4 posted on 10/30/2020 6:42:41 AM PDT by Socon-Econ (adical Islam,)
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They look interchangeable to me.


5 posted on 10/30/2020 6:48:36 AM PDT by moovova (Not a tagline.)
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My hope for Taiwan just fell like a rock.


6 posted on 10/30/2020 7:45:19 AM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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7 posted on 10/30/2020 7:52:45 AM PDT by nwrep
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I went to my US Army Military Police Officer's Advanced course back in '95. One of our foreign exchange officers was a Taiwanese MP Captain who was a very skilled martial artist and made of harder stuff than woodpecker lips.

I got to know him fairly well over five months, and have to believe he would not be enthusiastic about this happening to his military.

8 posted on 10/30/2020 7:56:35 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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Voluntary Darwin Club members? I’m not sure why anyone would choose not to have children, but I approve of that choice when they are mentally ill.


9 posted on 10/30/2020 8:19:56 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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Having a gay military does not strike fear into the enemy.


10 posted on 10/30/2020 8:41:06 AM PDT by CoastWatcher
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How soon before they are swappin’?


11 posted on 10/30/2020 8:55:38 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Joe Biden- "First thing I'd do is repeal those Trump tax cuts." (May 4th, 2019)l)
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