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Human rights in the 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.

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.^[1] However, adoption of children by same-sex couples is illegal.

1. ↑ "Thousands attend Taiwan's first pride since legalisation of gay marriage". www.theguardian.com. The Guardian. AFP. Retrieved 21 December 2020.