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11-25-2018, 12:01 AM
LGBT activists said it was a major blow to the island’s reputation as a rights trailblazer
Voters in Taiwan have backed anti-gay marriage referendums in what LGBT activists said was a major blow to the island’s reputation as a rights trailblazer.
Saturday’s result came at the end of a dramatic evening that saw Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, resign as leader of the ruling Democratic Progressive party (DPP) after her party suffered major defeats in key mid-term polls, a significant blow to her prospects for re-election in 2020.
Continue reading... (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/24/anti-gay-marriage-groups-win-taiwan-referendum-battle)
Voters in Taiwan have backed anti-gay marriage referendums in what LGBT activists said was a major blow to the island’s reputation as a rights trailblazer.
Saturday’s result came at the end of a dramatic evening that saw Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, resign as leader of the ruling Democratic Progressive party (DPP) after her party suffered major defeats in key mid-term polls, a significant blow to her prospects for re-election in 2020.
Continue reading... (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/24/anti-gay-marriage-groups-win-taiwan-referendum-battle)