Taiwan

Approximately 1,000 people attended the mass wedding of 60 Taiwanese lesbian couples, which took place during a private ceremony. Although only symbolic, the weddings are part of a campaign to legalize marriage equality in the nation, which restricts marriage to heterosexual couples. Taiwan became the first country in Asia [in '03] to introduce a bill that would legalize marriage equality and allow same-sex couples to adopt children. However, President Ma Ying-jeou said public support is needed before the measure can be debated.

Equal rights activists in Taiwan have asked adoption agencies and the government to relax regulations on adoption and artificial insemination so that gay couples and unmarried women can build families.