In Taiwan's first same-sex Buddhist wedding, two women tied the knot on Saturday. Rights groups hope this wedding will help make Taiwan become the first place in Asia to legalize gay marriage. Fish Huang and her partner You Ya-ting, both wearing traditional white bridal gowns, said "I do" in front of a Buddha statue and exchanged prayer beads rather than rings in a monastery in Taoyuan, in northern Taiwan. Nearly 300 Buddhists chanted sutras to seek ...Sunday, 12 August 2012
Two Women Get Married in Taiwan's First Same-sex Buddhist Wedding
In Taiwan's first same-sex Buddhist wedding, two women tied the knot on Saturday. Rights groups hope this wedding will help make Taiwan become the first place in Asia to legalize gay marriage. Fish Huang and her partner You Ya-ting, both wearing traditional white bridal gowns, said "I do" in front of a Buddha statue and exchanged prayer beads rather than rings in a monastery in Taoyuan, in northern Taiwan. Nearly 300 Buddhists chanted sutras to seek ...
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