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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This innovative 2-step mask pack from #JUNGBeauty @ksisters.sg definitely did help to clean out my pores effectively. The carbonic acid technique helped to push out my deep set blackheads and excess sebum, making my pores cleaner. I also noticed that larger blackheads were promptly loosened from my pores and could be easily extracted after wiping off the gel. There is a slight tingling sensation when the carbonic action is happening but it’s nothing to worry about. It just shows that the product is working its magic on your skin! After the mask, we’ll have to finish off with the ampoule to help “close” up the pores and it definitely helped to reduce and refine the appearance of my pores. I saw visible results with 1 try and definitely am looking forward to incorporating this every 4 days to see how much my pores situation is going to improve. Overall, great product and it lives up to its name!

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Have you ever watched "The Hunger Games" movie franchise? Or have you read any dystopian fiction? 1984 by George Orwell is one of the most classic dystopian fiction of all time.

In this episode, we're gonna dive into the world of 1984 and see what's so fascinating yet horrifying about this dystopian social science fiction.
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Quotes mentioned:

"To know and not to know, to be conscious of complete truthfulness while telling carefully constructed lies, to hold simultaneously two opinions which canceled out, knowing them to be contradictory and believing in both of them, to use logic against logic, to repudiate morality while laying claim to it, to believe that democracy was impossible and that the Party was the guardian of democracy, to forget whatever it was necessary to forget, then to draw it back into memory again at the moment when it was needed, and then promptly to forget it again, and above all, to apply the same process to the process itself—that was the ultimate subtlety: consciously to induce unconsciousness, and then once again, to become unconscious of the act of hypnosis you had just performed. Even to understand the word—doublethink—involved the use of doublethink."

"If one is to rule and to continue ruling, one must be able to dislocate the sense of reality. For the secret of rulership is to combine a belief in one's own infallibility with the power to learn from past mistakes."

"Those who control the present, control the past, and those who control the past, control the future."
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My Covid19 Swab Test Experience in Singapore.

I showed symptoms like coughing and blocked nose after visiting Lucky Plaza in Singapore where there was a positive case of Covid19 visited the mall at 12:00-12:55 PM. I also visited the mall late afternoon for lunch. I got so paranoid by my experience did not go so well.


Public Places Visited by Cases in the Community during Infectious Period
List of public places that confirmed cases had visited for more than 30 minutes

These public places had been visited for more than 30 minutes by the confirmed cases in the community. Those who had been identified as close contacts of confirmed cases would already have been notified by MOH.

If you have been at these locations1 during these specified timings you should:

monitor your health closely for 14 days from the date of visit,
see a doctor promptly if you develop symptoms of acute respiratory infection (such as cough, sore throat and runny nose), as well as fever and loss of taste or smell, and
inform the doctor of your exposure history.
There is no need to avoid places where confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been, as the venues have been thoroughly disinfected.
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Shortage is virus’s first attack. It triggers fear, wakes up selfishness, and jeopardizes trust in government. Facing mask shortage, an online community of developers worked with Taiwan government to ensure masks are distributed promptly and fairly. The resulting turnaround set up Taiwan to become one of the most successful countries in combatting coronavirus.

English Transcript: daodu.tech/?p=8046

科技島讀邀請台灣數位政委唐鳳錄音，討論台灣的線上口罩預購系統，是如何在多方單位合作下開發出來的。
為了向國外朋友介紹，本集以英文錄音，歡迎分享給更多國外朋友。
中文逐字稿：daodu.tech/?p=8039

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