Despite its historic achievement, the Taiwanese same-sex marriage law passed in 2019 did not provide full legal equality. One glaring omission is the right of all transnational same-sex couples to lawfully marry.

We are the Taiwan Alliance to Promote Civil Partnership Rights (TAPCPR) and, as the leading legal aid organization for LGBTI rights in Taiwan, started raising awareness and campaigning for the rights of transnational same-sex couples back in 2017. We also represented several clients to initiate relevant litigation in 2019.

Same-sex couples in which one partner is Taiwanese and the other is a foreign national of a country that does not yet recognize same-sex marriage are not permitted to marry, as per Article 46 of Taiwan’s “Act Governing the Choice of Law in Civil Matters Involving Foreign Elements” which is currently interpreted as prohibiting such marriages in Taiwan. We believe that this interpretation is illegal and unjust, and transnational same-sex couples have finally won two court cases this year! Nevertheless, the government still refuses to promptly modify its interpretation or to amend relevant laws and regulations. The Judicial Yuan has prepared a draft amendment of Article 46 of Taiwan’s “Act Governing the Choice of Law in Civil Matters Involving Foreign Elements” and sent it to the cabinet (Executive Yuan) back in January 2021, but the cabinet has not yet sent the bill to the Legislative Yuan (our parliament).

The threat of COVID-19 has made the situation of transnational same-sex partners even more precarious than usual. We need more people to stand with us in this fight for true marriage equality!

The Taiwan Alliance to Promote Civil Partnership Rights ("TAPCPR") was founded in 2009, and registered with the Ministry of the Interior in August 2012. We drafted three bills for “diverse family formation” in 2012, which laid the foundation for future legislation. In 2017, we represented Chi Chia-Wei and won the same-sex marriage case (“Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. 748”), making Taiwan the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage in May 2019.

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SUPPORTING LOWER-WAGE WORKERS

Lower-wage workers receive significant support from the Government – in housing, healthcare, retirement and education.

In the pandemic, their situation has been precarious, which is why every COVID-19 Budget package has included extra support to lower income households. But beyond emergency assistance, lower-wage workers need longer term support.

#ndrsg

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上週受到 國策研究院 邀請，參與G7、NATO、美俄峰會與台灣戰略定位座談會，

在G7會議之後，美國推出「#重建更美好世界」建設計畫(Build Back Better World, B3W) ，關切台海局勢、嚴厲譴責中國侵害人權，調查新冠病毒源頭，除此之外，拜登於今年2月簽署行政命令，要求針對半導體、電動車電池、藥物和稀土四大關鍵產品供應鏈，進行為期100 天的審查（https://global.udn.com/global_vision/story/8663/5318503)。

G7公報第60條表示，“我們重申維持一個自由和開放的印太地區 ... 我們強調 台灣海峽兩岸和平與穩定的重要性，並鼓勵和平解決兩岸問題”（https://www.cna.com.tw/news/firstnews/202106140003.aspx），

更是G7首次，關切台海議題，台灣的議題國際化。

台灣站在歷史的浪頭上，理解自身的狀況，加強對美日歐等利害關係、價值認同相近的國家連結，在新的國際秩序上，我們能夠扮演，也將扮演更重要的角色。

t has been a busy week— #G7, #NATO, and US-EU summits, as well as President Joe Biden's meeting with President Vladimir Putin have kept us on our toes.

Despite its exclusion from international fora, Taiwan doesn't exist in a vacuum. The summits have witnessed leaders acknowledge the precarious geopolitics of Taiwan, and indicate that our nation remains an important and valued part of the Indo-Pacific concept.

What implications will those meetings have for #Taiwan's strategy?

this is how my world looks on a daily basis hahahah idk just a random video cos i am genuinely ✨terrified✨ of my eyesight! So remember kids, eat your veggies!! but if your family has a history of terrible eye sight like me, ahaaa im sorry for you :( we're in this together xx

Watch my previous video, being a mum at 22? chit chat w/ Mawar Remy:
https://youtu.be/w1PFcPPlAaM

You can say hi to me here:
Twitter/Instagram - @rikaadrina
TikTok - notrikaplsdontlookforme

Thought I'd start including FAQs now haha:
1. how old are you? turning 23 (born in 1998)
2. how tall are you? 5ft (yes i am short shhhhh)
3. what’s your ethnicity? malay & japanese
4. what equipment do you use to film?
➭ main camera: fujifilm xa3
➭ mic: my iPhone 7 hahahaha
➭ editing: premiere pro

Song credits:
1. a precarious journey of a piece of lost luggage - lullatone

You can say hi to me here:
Twitter/Instagram - @rikaadrina

Watch my previous video, We Rented A Studio Apartment:
https://youtu.be/pAuAUPeaT6o

Also, drop an invite if you want me to host your event:
rikaadrina@gmail.com

Friends' Instagram & Twitter:
Serena - @serenaairin
Shafinas - @shafinasshafie (insta) & @Zayfinas (twitter)
Seroja - @serojaruslan
Nyx - @_pxtrova (insta) & @_elythea (twitter)
Danny - @nuttydanny (insta)

Music:
the precarious journey of a piece of lost luggage - lullatone
https://soundcloud.com/lullatone/the-...

Golden Fire - We Were Evergreen
https://soundcloud.com/jacksgapsounds/we-were-evergreen-golden-fire

You can say hi to me here:
Twitter/Instagram - @rikaadrina

Watch my previous video, I Met A Therapist:
https://youtu.be/oGUZwXAkTUg

Also, drop an invite if you want me to host your event:
rikaadrina@gmail.com

Friends' Instagram & Twitter:
Serena - @serenaairin
Shafinas - @shafinasshafie (insta) & @Zayfinas (twitter)
Seroja - @serojaruslan
Nyx - @_pxtrova (insta) & @_elythea (twitter)
Amy - @amelliyaanwar
Ruzana - @ruzanamericanx (insta) & @_ruzanamericanx (twitter)
Danny - @nuttydanny (insta)
Farzana - @frzn_sf (insta)

Music:
the precarious journey of a piece of lost luggage - lullatone
https://soundcloud.com/lullatone/the-...

Animal Crackers Vol. 2 - Berlin Zoo
https://soundcloud.com/berlin-zoo/animal-crackers-vol-2

Cant Get Caught Up - LiamLRY
https://soundcloud.com/liamlry/cant-get-caught-up?in=vessev1999/sets/casey-neistat-1

The Day We Landed (Epic rock, Sci-fi, Sound design, Massive) - Clarence Yapp (Composer)
https://soundcloud.com/epickayay-musicflavor/the-day-we-landed-1