A Taiwanese & Chinese gay couple officially registered their marriage in Taiwan, becoming the island's first-ever legally married cross-strait same-sex couple.
Taiwan became the first place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriages in 2019 and last year, the island changed its previous interpretation to recognize gay marriages between its citizens and their foreign partners even if the partners' countries do not allow such unions.
The couple, a 38-year-old Kaohsiung resident and a 48-year-old from Beijing, received the long-awaited paperwork that recognizes their union from a household registration office in the southern port city.
The couple first met in Kaohsiung in 2016. However, their application in October 2020 was initially rejected by the island's immigration agency.
After the couple partially won lawsuits to have their marriage legally recognized on the island, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council said on Sept. 19 that cross-strait same-sex couples married in a third country can register their marriage in Taiwan.
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