The countries where gay marriage is legal

Taiwan becomes the latest place to legalise same-sex marriage, prompting dispute with the government of China

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Karl Kreile and Bodo Mende embrace after becoming Germany’s first married gay couple in October 2017
(Image credit: Steffi Loos/Getty Images)

Taiwan has become the first country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage following a landmark vote by lawmakers last Friday.

In 2017, the island’s constitutional court ruled that same-sex couples had the right to legally marry, and gave the parliament a two-year deadline to pass the changes.

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