Standard Motion · S5M-17338 · Session 5
Taiwan Legalises Same-sex Marriage
The motion
That the Parliament applauds Taiwan on being the first country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage following a vote on 17 May 2019; recognises that policymakers debated three separate bills to legalise same-sex unions, with the most progressive of the three being passed; notes that, after a series of referendums in which the majority of Taiwan maintained that the definition of marriage was the union of a man and woman, Taiwan will now enact a special law for same-sex marriage; considers that there is still some way to go in the fight for equality but that the legislation provides the LGBT+ community with a legal definition, and hopes that the examples of commitment to marriage equality in Taiwan will act as a catalyst to encourage other jurisdictions to reconsider their position on same-sex unions and work towards future LGBTI+ equality.
Signatures by party
10 MSPs besides the lodger · 9 from other partiesSNP 5Lab 3LD 1Green 1
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Vote
No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.
Supporters
10 MSPsSNP 5 Lab 3 LD 1 Green 1
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SNP 5
Lab 3
LD 1
Green 1
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In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S5M-17338 by reference.