Demonstrations for and against same-sex marriage drew thousands of people from all parts of Taiwan. Following the ruling, progress on implementing a same-sex marriage law was slow due to strong opposition from conservative groups and government inaction.
748) gave the Legislative Yuan two years to bring the law into compliance, after which registration of such marriages would come into force automatically. The ruling ( Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. On, the Constitutional Court ruled that the marriage law was unconstitutional, and that the constitutional right to equality and freedom of marriage guarantees same-sex couples the right to marry under the Constitution of the Republic of China.
Same-sex marriage in Taiwan became legal on, making Taiwan the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage.