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Taiwan takes historic step toward same-sex marriage legalization

• In a landmark ruling on Wednesday, Taiwan’s constitutional court positioned the country to become the first in Asia to recognize same-sex marriages.
• Previously, Taiwan’s civil code had stipulated that marriage must be between a man and a woman. 
• But in a majority opinion, the court ruled that the ban on same-sex unions ran afoul of two articles of the country’s constitution that upholding human dignity and equality in the eyes of the law, according to the Associated Press. Read more (5/24/17)