Inclusive Marriage for Taiwan: An Issue of Dignity and Equality

The clock is ticking on the deadline set by the Constitutional Court of Taiwan to amend the law to allow same-sex couples to marry. On May 24, 2017, the court declared Taiwan’s existing marriage law unconstitutional on grounds of discrimination and gave parliament two years to amend it to include same-sex couples. If the government fails to act, the existing marriage provision in the civil code will be extended to same-sex couples starting May 24, 2019. This ruling was hailed at the time as a ground-breaking step in Asia, paving the way for Taiwan to become the first place in the region to achieve…

Read complete article

~	I had no photos of my mother’s pregnancy and migration, so I found a way for AI to help fill in the gaps

~	Australians are having fewer babies and our local-born population is about to shrink: here’s why it’s not that scary

~	Mind-bending maths could stop quantum hackers, but few understand it

~	Have smartphones created an ‘anxious generation’? Jonathan Haidt sounds the alarm

~	Chemicals, forever: how do you fix a problem like PFAS?

~	We looked at genetic clues to depression in more than 14,000 people. What we found may surprise you

~	Women’s sport is soaring, and old-school male sports journalists need to lift their game

~	National cabinet to meet on violence against women, with Albanese saying everyone ‘must do better’

~	How not to counter the radical right

~	Your AI therapist is not your therapist: The dangers of relying on AI mental health chatbots