DARK DECISIONS: A referendum on human rights would insult society, undercut Taiwanese values and is a slap in the face to the president, a same-sex marriage advocate said
Taipei Times
Date: Apr 19, 2018
By: Jonathan Chin / Staff writer
The Central Election Commission’s decision on Tuesday to approve three national
Gay rights activist Chi Chia-wei, back row, standing, and other social activists on Tuesday stage a protest in front of the Central Election Commission in Taipei against the commission’s approval of three referendums proposed by groups opposed to same-sex marriage, saying that human rights cannot be decided by a vote. Photo: CNA
referendum proposals against same-sex marriage came under fire yesterday from social activists and members of the public.
The commission said that two referendum proposals from Alliance for the Happiness of the Next Generation Alliance president Tseng Hsien-ying (曾獻瑩) and one from its convener, Yu Hsin-yi (游信義), were drafted in accordance with the law.
One of Tseng’s proposals asks people whether they think same-sex marriage is a right that should be granted by means other than amending the Civil Code — which governs marriage — while the other asks whether education about homosexuality at elementary and high schools mandated by the Gender Equity Education Act (性別平等教育法) should be abolished.
Yu asked people whether they support keeping the definition of marriage in the Civil Code as a union between a man and a woman. [FULL STORY]
