A court in Taiwan has rejected a gay couple's appeal against a government agency for refusing to register their marriage, which gay rights activists say is a major setback for equal rights.
Last Sunday, PTS, Taiwan's public televisions station, aired what is being hailed as the first gay comedy on public television in Taiwan. The broadcast came amidst rival same-sex marriage demonstrations in Taipei.
Clashes broke out in Taipei at the weekend as pro-gay marriage activists tried to join a rally organized by Christian churches to promote the idea of a family as consisting of one father, one mother and their children.
LGBT rights advocacy groups in Taiwan have condemned former Democratic Progressive Party chairman Lin I-hsiung over comments that there should be special legislation for same-sex marriages.
The Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline Association (TTHA) and other LGBT NGOs have called upon the Ministry of Education to rethink the members of the Committee for Gender Equality, as it contains members who have spoken out against homosexuality.
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