Taipei Times
Date: , Aug 15, 2015
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter
A coalition of civic groups advocating sexual equality yesterday staged a protest in front
Members of gay rights groups protest outside the Ministry of Justice building in Taipei yesterday, accusing the ministry of using delaying tactics to postpone the passage of marriage equality legislation. Photo: CNA
of the Ministry of Justice building, calling on the government to approve amendments to allow same-sex marriage.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights groups, along with women’s empowerment and social welfare organizations, joined the demonstration and a press briefing in front of the building.
Taiwan Alliance to Promote Civil Partnership Rights chief executive officer Victoria Hsu (許秀雯) said the alliance wanted to rally support from the public and other civic groups to counter a recent online government survey, which she said was misleading and was designed to prevent the introduction of and deliberation on the “marriage equality” bill in the legislature.
Hsu was referring to the ministry’s online survey, posted on the National Development Council Web site earlier this month, which includes questions such as whether the legislature should approve the law on legalizing “same-sex marriage” and extending rights protection to same-sex couples. [FULL STORY]
