ATJ declared today that it opposes the contents of referendums 10, 11, and 12, while backing 14 and 15.
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/11/14
By: Ryan Drillsma, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
LGBT rights activists calling for progress on same-sex marriage. (By Associated Press)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Association of Taiwan Journalists (ATJ) has come out in support of equal marriage by declaring today (Nov. 14) that it opposes the contents of referendums 10, 11, and 12, while backing referendums 14 and 15.
With specific regards to referendum 10, ATJ said that anyone wishing to enter the pact of marriage should be able to choose their own spouse, yet proposal 10 advocates for this fundamental right to be taken away from citizens in same-sex relationships. The association expressed it does not agree with the claim that marriage should only be between two people with different sets of genitals.
ATJ also said that, due to the proven fact that limiting knowledge is an effective way of encouraging discrimination, it backs referendum 15 and opposes 11. The organization said it works to help eliminate discrimination rather than promote it, and allowing students access to more knowledge will help towards absolving discriminatory behavior.
Referendums 10, 11, and 12 were initiated by the anti-gay fundamentalist group Happiness of the Next Generation Alliance, who are seeking support for restricting marriage to opposite-sex couples, and preventing authorities from diversifying gender education in schools. The group’s three proposals each hit the threshold for public vote in late August. [FULL STORY]
