Taipei Times
Date: Apr 26, 2019
By: Thomson Reuters Foundation, LONDON
Some of the world’s largest companies on Wednesday said that plans to grant equal
LGBT rights supporters parade through Tainan on April 13.Photo: Hung Jui-chin, Taipei Times
marriage to LGBT couples in Taiwan would boost the country’s economy.
The Legislative Yuan is expected to vote on bills concerning same-sex marriage by May 24, a deadline set by the Council of Grand Justices when it ruled in 2017 that same-sex couples could legally wed.
Google, Airbnb, Deutsche Bank, Ernst & Young, Mastercard and Microsoft have joined forces with nine other companies, including Taiwan-based O-Bank, to laud the benefits of same-sex weddings.
“We value diversity, inclusivity, respect, equality and non-discrimination, as well as seek to protect these values within our company and while working with our business partners,” Microsoft Taiwan enterprise public lead Patrick Pan (潘先國) said.
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