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An American man who married his same-sex Japanese partner in the United States has sued the Japanese government on Thursday, demanding it grants him long …

From July 25 to July 28, film lovers in Sydney will have a rare chance to experience some of Taiwan’s best LGBTQI filmmaking in cinemas at the Taiwan Film Festival.

More than 500 nuptials took place on Taiwan’s first official day of marriage equality, on May 24.

Taiwan’s parliament has become the first in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, in a landmark ruling.

Grindr’s president came under fire after it was reported by Into, which is owned by Grindr, that he had called marriage “a holy matrimony between a man and a woman.”

The result has no direct legal bearing on a 2017 court ruling which gave legislators two years to amend laws to allow same-sex couples to marry, but advocates say the public opposition is a blow to the campaign.

“Let’s support our mates in Taiwan and celebrate the one year anniversary of marriage equality in Australia by seeing love win in Taiwan.”

“The judges have today said yes to marriage equality”

The ceremony was capped off with a glitter bomb exploding on campus

In January, Taiwan elected a new president, Tsai Ing-wen — an academic who has repeatedly expressed her support for same-sex marriage. But where does the country stand in terms of LGBTI rights in general? Raymond Roca explains in this month’s Snapshot instalment.