What is Human rights in Taiwan?
[[Image:Flag of Republic of China.svg|thumb|[[Flag of the Republic of China]].]] '''[[Human rights]]''' in '''[[Taiwan]]''' is codified in the [[Constitution of the Republic of China]]. These rights have evolved from the days since the retreat of the [[Kuomintang]] (KMT) to the island of Taiwan after the [[Chinese Civil War]] in 1949 respectively. == LGBT rights == {{Main|LGBT rights in Taiwan}} Taiwan legalized [[same-sex marriage]] after a 2017 court ruling, becoming the first country in Asia to do so. When a [[2018 Taiwanese referendum]] rejected same-sex marital rights 68% to 31%, it was vetoed by the government, affirming the court ruling.<ref>{{cite web |agency=AFP |title=Thousands attend Taiwan's first pride since legalisation of gay marriage |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/26/thousands-attend-taiwan-first-pride-since-legalisation-of-gay-marriage |website=www.theguardian.com |publisher=The Guardian |access-date=21 December 2020}}</ref> However, adoption of children by same-sex couples is illegal. ==References== {{reflist|group=Note}} {{Taiwan topics}} [[Category:Human rights by country|Taiwan]] [[Category:Politics of China]]