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Taiwan’s First Same-Sex Buddhist Marriage

BonsaiDougBonsaiDoug Simply, on the path. Veteran
edited August 2012 in Buddhism Today
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The marriage over the weekend of a Taiwanese lesbian couple in the island’s first Buddhist same-sex wedding has sparked debate about just how far Taiwanese society has progressed in its treatment of the gay community.

Huang Mei-yu and Yu Ya-ting, both 30, exchanged vows at a Buddhist monastery in Guangyin Township in northern Taiwan on Saturday in a ceremony attended by more than 100 guests but not the couple’s parents, according to local media reports.

Full story here: http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/08/15/taiwans-first-same-sex-buddhist-marriage-how-much-impact/
RebeccaSSabre

Comments

  • CloudCloud Veteran
    Go Taiwan! Hope this actually is something that sticks, that is official. Going to read the whole thing now. ;)
  • CloudCloud Veteran
    Hmm bleh, guess they don't recognize same-sex marriages yet either. Well there's still a ways to go then...
  • howhow Veteran Veteran
    edited August 2012
    Same sex marriages are pretty common in Canada for anyone, but we've recently decided to draw the line at same sex penguin couplings.

    Just when sanity seemed almost within our grasp.
    CloudVastmind
  • CloudCloud Veteran
    edited August 2012
    @how, I've always thought Canada was more laid back than the USA. Did not know same-sex marriage was legal there though. Looks like they have the info on it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Canada
  • RebeccaSRebeccaS Veteran
    how said:

    Same sex marriages are pretty common in Canada for anyone, but we've recently decided to draw the line at same sex penguin couplings.

    Just when sanity seemed almost within our grasp.

    I was talking about that in another thread! They separated them, right?
  • DakiniDakini Veteran
    Taiwan is so progressive in some ways!
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