The China Post
Date: November 25, 2016
By: The China Post news staff
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Legislative Yuan held a public hearing on same-sex marriage Thursday, the first
Members of the Mothers Shield Alliance (台灣全國媽媽護家護兒聯盟), a group that describes itself as protectors of families and children in Taiwan, are pictured on Thursday, Nov. 24. (AP)
of two sessions amid ongoing public debate.
Last Thursday, the legislative caucuses of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and opposition Kuomintang (KMT) agreed to each hold a hearing to air opinions on the legalization before continuing deliberations.
The sessions were scheduled for Nov. 24 and Dec. 1.
The DPP and KMT caucuses also agreed to a complete review of different versions of the bill before the end of the current legislative session in December and pledged not to boycott the reviews.
Hosted by KMT lawmaker Hsu Shu-hua (許淑華), Thursday’s public hearing included 25 experts, religious leaders and academics — among whom 11 people said they supported same-sex marriage, 12 opposed it and one was neutral. Each had 10 minutes maximum to express their views. [FULL STORY]
