Gender News|Marriage Equality Negotiations: Lai Shibao insists on keeping the whole case, and Friday may become a "voting battle"

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"Negotiations cannot be withdrawn!"

Today, the Legislative Yuan negotiated the marriage equality bill, and the preliminary result was that most of the provisions were retained. During the consultation, Lai Shibao, a Kuomintang legislator who "also has comrades at home", insisted that the "Referendum Law No. 12 Implementation Act" (the so-called bill to replace "marriage" with "union") must be "retained in its entirety" and then left the table. The government and the opposition have not reached a consensus, and the front will be extended until Friday.

Outside the Legislative Yuan, starting at half past eight this morning, many supporters of the draft version of the Political Yuan have also been gathered. Including Pegatron United Technology Chairman Tong Zixian, actor Wen Zhenling, director Yi Zhiyan, writers Li Pingyao, Luo Yujia, youtuber Ah Han, Huang Daqian and others. According to the marriage equality platform, Tong Zixian also said that the draft of the Political Yuan is already a compromise version as far as he knows, and the version of Commissioner Lai and Commissioner Lin is not feasible, and hopes that the Taiwan government can successfully pass the Executive Yuan version and continue to move forward.

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Lu Xinjie: Friday is a "voting battle"

In the face of today's negotiation situation, Lu Xinjie, the general summoner of the marriage equality platform, pointed out that the current three marriage equality drafts, the marriage equality platform supports the Political Yuan version. At the same time, legislators who insist on supporting the version of the Political Yuan in the chamber, including You Meimei, Xiao Meiqin, Lin Jingyi, Chen Manli, Zhou Chunmi, Lin Changzuo, Huang Guochang and others, are encouraged to express their support for the House version.

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At the same time, the Today's Happiness League also held a press conference, saying that the public should not be kidnapped by the same movement group. He also pointed out that Su Zhenchang, the head of the administrative agency, promoted the same-sex marriage law, which had a weak foundation and ignored the public opinion of the referendum at the end of last year. The Happiness League even expressed its support for Lai Shibao and Shen Zhihui's "Implementation Law of the 12th Referendum Law", believing that "it is a plan that can protect same-sex people and create a harmonious society."

Tsai Ing-wen expressed her support for the Political Yuan version: Taiwan is a mature civil society

Today, President Tsai Ing-wen also expressed his support for the Political Yuan version. According to reports from Wind Media and United Daily News, Tsai Ing-wen also pointed out in an interview today that the draft version of the Taiwan government agency "is the greatest common denominator that takes into account the opinions of all parties", and that Taiwan is already a mature civil society that can handle divergent issues. (Extended reading: Taiwan's first female president!) Tsai Ing-wen: Taiwan will be united by democracy)

In the face of Friday's negotiations, the marriage equality platform also hopes that the last mile of same-sex marriage can be completed with everyone.

Finally, thank you for seeing this. Gender Power wants to say that supporting gay marriage, rather than "union", is never just to consolidate the stability of the social marriage and family system, nor is it just to help gay people fight for their rights and interests, let alone stick to the micro-rhetoric of those two words. Far more than that. It is because each of us should not be maliciously ruined by others and can retain the right to be ourselves. (Extended reading: Interview with Gay Hotline Peng Zhiliang: "Gay marriage has given us the whole group a little positive imagination of life.") ）

Being in Taiwan in 2019 is both joy and pain. This is the best of times and the worst of times, and we all have to believe in ourselves and deserve a better future. (Extended reading: The first same-sex marriage country in Asia is Taiwan: Honey, would you like to marry me at 524? ）

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