LGBT rights in the Republic of China

The Republic of China (Taiwan) is one of Asia's most tolerant countries as far as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) rights are concerned. The government proposed a bill in 2003 to make same-sex marriage legal. It has so far stalled without passage. If the law passes, the ROC would be the first country in Asia to allow same-sex marriages. In 2017, the ROC's Constitutional Court ruled that same-sex marriage should become legal within two years. The ROC is also described as the most liberal after over 30,000 people went to the Taiwan Pride parade in 2010 and 2011, making it the largest LGBT event in Asia. On May 17, 2019, the Legislative Yuan approved a bill, submitted by the Executive Yuan, recognising marriage for same-sex couples. The bill was signed into law by President Tsai Ing-wen on 22 May and went into effect on 24 May. Taiwan therefore became the first country in Asia to recognise same-sex marriage.

Living conditions
 Same-sex sexual activity legal 15px|Yes (Always Legal) Equal age of consent 15px|Yes (Always Equal) Anti-discrimination laws in employment 15px|Yes (Since 2007) Anti-discrimination laws in education 15px|Yes (Since 2004) Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services 15px|Yes (Since 2017) Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas (incl. indirect discrimination, hate speech) 15px|Yes (Since 2017) Same-sex marriage15px|Yes (Since 2019) Recognition of same-sex couples 15px|Yes (Nationwide Since 2019) Stepchild adoption by same-sex couples15px|Yes (Since 2019) Joint adoption by same-sex couples15px|Yes (Since 2022) LGB people allowed to serve in the military 15px|Yes (Since 2002) Transgender people allowed to serve openly in the military15px|Yes (Since 2022) Right to change legal gender 15px|Yes (Since 2008, but requires sex reassignment surgery) Third gender option 15px|Yes (From 2020) Intersex minors protected from invasive surgical procedures15px|Yes (Since 2022) Conversion therapy banned by law 15px|Yes (Since 2018) Homosexuality declassified as an illness 15px|Yes  Access to IVF for lesbians15px|Yes (Since 2022) Automatic parenthood for both spouses after birth15px|Yes (Since 2022) Commercial surrogacy for gay male couples15px|Yes (Since 2022) MSMs allowed to donate blood15px|Yes (Since 2022)

References

Other websites
Taiwan Pride 

Taiwan
Category:Politics of Taiwan
Category:LGBT in Asia