Article 59M9C Taiwanese military mass wedding to feature its first same-sex couples

Taiwanese military mass wedding to feature its first same-sex couples

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Helen Davidson in Taipei
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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.

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