Taiwan: Do same-sex couples really enjoy equal rights?

DW (English)

Five years after Taiwan legalized same-sex marriage, DW catches up with the first married couple in Taipei to learn about their experience of the new law. Did it make a difference to their lives?

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00:00In fact, I never thought that I could wait until this moment in my lifetime.

00:05When I see the people who protect me, I feel very enthusiastic.

00:09I really feel that society is making progress.

00:24Actually, it's just the two of us.

00:26Anyway, as soon as he opened the door, we walked in and said that we were going to register.

00:28Hurry up, we have to hurry to Kaohsiung.

00:32When I saw him, I felt that this girl's ability to work was very strong.

00:35Just because of this.

00:49After same-sex marriage, there are still many places that need to work hard on equal rights.

00:52After all, we are just passing the special law.

00:54There are many things in civil law that protect same-sex marriage.

00:57In fact, we don't have it at all.

01:15I especially wrote a will when I was pregnant.

01:18That is to say, if I unfortunately leave,

01:20my child has nothing to do with him in this life.

01:24Yes, this is a very sad thing.

01:36They will keep asking him.

01:39My mother-in-law has two daughters-in-law.

01:40Why didn't you see how I have a child when I was pregnant?

01:43Yes.

01:44She is pregnant, she gave birth to a child.

01:46What about her husband?

01:47I'm not sure if my child will have same-sex marriage or not.

01:51But I hope that the world in the future will be more diverse, inclusive and open.

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