Taipei Times
Date: Aug 11, 2019
By: Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporter
The UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women has removed an image that labeled
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The logo of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pictured in Taipei on March 3.
Photo: Lu Yi-hsuen, Taipei Times
The organization, also known as UN Women, on Sunday last week posted the image of the flags of nations and regions that legally recognize same-sex marriages.
Taiwan, which in May became the first Asian nation to legalize same-sex marriage, was listed along with the US, UK, Germany, Sweden, New Zealand and other countries.
However, the image identified the nation as “Taiwan, Province of China,” sparking criticism, with a deluge of people protesting on UN Women’s Facebook page with comments saying that “Taiwan is Taiwan, not a part of China.” [FULL STORY]