Taiwan

===LGBT rights===
{{Main|LGBT rights in Taiwan|Same-sex marriage in Taiwan}}
On 24 May 2017, the [[Judicial Yuan#Constitutional Court|Constitutional Court]] ruled that then-current marriage laws had been violating the Constitution by denying same-sex couples the right to marry. The Court ruled that if the Legislative Yuan did not pass adequate amendments to Taiwanese marriage laws within two years, same-sex marriages would automatically become lawful in Taiwan.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wu|first1=J. R.|title=Taiwan court rules in favor of same-sex marriage, first in Asia|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-lgbt-marriage/taiwan-court-rules-in-favor-of-same-sex-marriage-first-in-asia-idUSKBN18K0UN|work=[[Reuters]]|date=24 May 2017}}</ref> In a [[2018 Taiwanese referendum|referendum question in 2018]], however, voters expressed overwhelming opposition to same-sex marriage and supported the removal of content about homosexuality from primary school textbooks. According to the ''New York Times'', the referendum questions were subject to a "well-funded and highly organized campaign led by conservative Christians and other groups" involving the use of misinformation.<ref name="HortonNYT2018" /> Nevertheless, the vote against same-sex marriage does not affect the court ruling, and on 17 May 2019, Taiwan's parliament approved a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, making it the first country in Asia to do so.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48305708|title=Taiwan gay marriage: Parliament legalises same-sex unions|date=17 May 2019|publisher=BBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517061353/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48305708|archive-date=17 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/17/asia/taiwan-same-sex-marriage-intl/index.html|title=Taiwan legalizes same-sex marriage in historic first for Asia|date=17 May 2019|work=[[CNN]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Steger |first=Isabella |title=In a first for Asia, Taiwan legalized same-sex marriage—with caveats |work=Quartz |date=17 May 2019 |url=https://qz.com/1621783/taiwan-becomes-first-country-in-asia-to-legalize-same-sex-marriage/ }}</ref>

Taiwan has an annual pride event, [[Taiwan Pride]]. It currently holds the record for the largest [[LGBT]] gathering in [[East Asia|East-Asia]], rivaling [[Tel Aviv Pride]] in [[Israel]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taiwan hosts biggest in-person LGBTQ Pride event of post-Covid 2020 |first=Louise |last=Watt |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/taiwan-hosts-biggest-person-lgbtq-pride-event-post-covid-2020-n1245610 |accessdate=24 May 2022 |work=[[NBC News]] |date=31 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref> The event draws more than 200,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 October 2019 |accessdate=15 January 2024|title=Thousands join Taiwan's 17th LGBT Pride parade |first=Sean |last=Lin |work=[[Taipei Times]]|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2019/10/27/2003724735}}</ref>