The Chinese government says it will not follow Taiwan’s example on same-sex marriage after the first legal unions in Asia were hailed by activists as a social revolution for the region.
Taiwan’s Parliament passed a bill this month that endorsed same-sex marriage. More than 360 same-sex couples married on Friday after years of heated debate over marriage equality that has divided the self-ruled and democratic island.
China, which claims Taiwan as its own sacred territory, has a thriving gay community in major cities, but there has been little sign the ruling Communist Party will legalize same-sex marriage, despite activists pushing for it.