The China Post
Date: December 21, 2016
By: Michelle Yun, AFP
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Watching her boisterous twin toddlers romp around the living room,
This picture taken on Nov. 17 shows a supporter of same-sex marriage holding a rainbow flag outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei. (AFP)
Hope Chen worries what would happen to them if she ever fell seriously ill or had an accident.
In a worst case scenario, it should be her partner of seven years who would look after them, Chen says. But Taiwan does not recognize them both as legal guardians because they are gay and cannot marry.
Chen, 37, gave birth using eggs from her partner Zoro Wen. She had to travel to Thailand for IVF, which is only allowed in Taiwan for legally married couples.
“I’m the mother who gave birth so I’m the only legal parent,” Chen, 37, told AFP from the family’s Taoyuan apartment in the north of Taiwan, where a floor-to-ceiling bookcase includes the title “Why do you have two moms?” [FULL STORY]
