Taiwan becomes 1st place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage

Taiwan on Friday became the first place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, with lawmakers approving a government-sponsored bill that becomes law next week.The draft same-sex marriage bill passed a third and final reading in a plenary session of the Legislative Yuan, or parliament.Under the new law, which comes into effect on May 24, same-sex partners aged 18 and above will be eligible for registering their marriage at their household registration office.To avoid controversy, the term "same-sex marriage" was changed to "the legal union between two same sex partners for the purpose of man…READ FULL ARTICLE