Taiwanese military mass wedding to feature its first same-sex couples
by Helen Davidson in Taipei from World news | The Guardian on (#59M9C)
Two female soldiers and their civilian partners are due to take part in this year's ceremony
Two same-sex couples are to be married in the Taiwanese army's annual mass wedding ceremony this week, in a first after the island's government legalised marriage equality 18 months ago.
The female soldiers and their civilian partners - Chen Ying-xuan and Lee Ying-ying, and Wang Yi and Meng Youmei - will wed on Friday.
Continue reading...