{"id":102089,"date":"2020-10-30T20:09:46","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T17:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/same-sex-couples-marry-in-military-ceremony-for-first-time-in-taiwan\/"},"modified":"2020-10-30T20:09:46","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T17:09:46","slug":"same-sex-couples-marry-in-military-ceremony-for-first-time-in-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/same-sex-couples-marry-in-military-ceremony-for-first-time-in-taiwan\/","title":{"rendered":"#Same-sex couples marry in military ceremony for first time in Taiwan"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Same-sex couples marry in military ceremony for first time in Taiwan<\/strong>”
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\n TAOYUAN, Taiwan \u2014 Two lesbian couples tied the knot in a mass wedding held by Taiwan\u2019s military on Friday in a historic celebration with their peers.<\/p>\n

Taiwan is the only place in Asia to have legalized same-sex marriage, with more than 4,000 such couples marrying since the legislation passed in May 2019. The mass wedding with 188 couples was the first time same-sex couples have been wed and celebrated at a military ceremony.<\/p>\n

Both couples viewed their ceremonies with a sense of responsibility towards representing the LGBT community.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are hoping that more LGBT people in the military can bravely stand up, because our military is very open-minded. In matters of love, everyone will be treated equally,\u201d said Chen Ying-hsuan, 27, an army lieutenant who married Li Li-chen, 26.<\/p>\n

Chen wore a rainbow wristband and said she has always been open about her sexual orientation while serving.<\/p>\n

The ceremony at an army base in the northern city of Taoyuan was brief. The couples took part in a parade and then exchanged rings in front of an audience of family members and their senior officers.<\/p>\n

Yumi Meng, 37, and her wife, army Maj. Wang Yi, 36, wiped back tears as they exchanged rings. Meng wore sneakers under her wedding dress, while Wang wore her officer\u2019s uniform. They each carried a pride flag throughout the ceremony.<\/p>\n

Meng\u2019s parents had not come to the celebration, but in support both of Wang\u2019s parents as well as her teacher came out to support the couple.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really feel that this is a huge breakthrough for the military because before gay people really had to go through a lot,\u201d said Amy Chao, mother to Wang. \u201cPerhaps for heterosexual couples, it\u2019s just a paper, but it\u2019s very important for gay couples, if you\u2019re sick or have to have a major surgery, if you don\u2019t have this, then you are nothing, you can\u2019t make a decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since same-sex marriage became legal in Taiwan, 4,021 such couples have married, with 69% of them lesbian couples, according to the most recent government data.<\/p>\n

The military seemed an unlikely institution to be the site of a same-sex marriage, but in recent years has opened up, said Victoria Hsu, the Co-founder of Taiwan Alliance to Promote Civil Partnership Rights. \u201cWe hope this is a good sign to show that the armed forces\u2019 attitude towards the LGBT community is becoming more supportive than before in Taiwan.\u201d<\/p>\n

That attitude was on full display Friday as it welcomed dozens of reporters to the wedding.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur attitude is that everyone should be treated equally, and we congratulate each and every couple, and this shows that our military\u2019s position is open-minded, progressive and with the times,\u201d Lt. Gen. Yang An told reporters at the wedding.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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