While legislators are reviewing the same-sex marriage draft bill, groups that support same-sex marriage built a stage and held a demonstration near the Legislative Yuan in the hopes that the third reading of the Executive Yuan version of the special law would be passed smoothly. Meanwhile, groups that oppose same-sex marriage held a press conference just one street away and called on the Legislative Yuan to implement the results of the public referendum which had supported heterosex marriages.


Same-sex marriage supporters are gathered in the rain near the legislature and keeping a close eye on how the third reading of the same-sex marriage draft bill is progressing. The groups began gathering on Qingdao East Road, Zhongshan South Road and Jinan Road before the legislative session even convened.

The world is watching. We believe many international societies are watching to see what kind of value Taiwan will ultimately choose. Are we a harmonious society with mutual respect, or are we a society that excludes minorities? Today is an extremely important day.

Democratic Progressive Party Secretary-General Luo Wen-jia expressed the party's support for same-sex marriage, saying the party is withstanding pressure to stand on the right side of history. The groups also called on lawmakers to cast "yes" votes so transnational same-sex couples can legally marry. One street over, anti-same sex marriage groups held a press conference at National Taiwan University Hospital's International Convention Center while also keeping a close eye on the legislative proceedings and providing commentary every hour on the hour.

(If) the Legislative Yuan announces this today, we will all mourn together. After that, in 2020, we will say goodbye to the president and lawmakers that turned their backs on the results of the public referendum.

Will Taiwan legalize same-sex marriage? The world is waiting to find out.



天空不時飄著雨，仍然澆不熄同婚團體的熱情，在立法院附近架舞台、搭帳篷，全程關注立法院同婚法案的修法進度，在立法院還沒開會前，人潮就已經在青島東路、中山南路、濟南路陸續聚集，就是希望政院版同婚專法可以順利三讀通過。

婚姻平權大平台總召 呂欣潔表示：「那國際都在看，我們相信很多國際社會也在看，台灣到底選擇怎麼樣的價值？我們到底是一個彼此尊重，和諧的社會？還是一個排除少數群體的社會？我想今天非常重要！」

民進黨秘書長羅文嘉，也代表民進黨發言支持同婚，挺住壓力，站在歷史正確的一方。同婚團體也呼籲立委在表決時投贊成票，允許跨國同性伴侶能合法結婚。有別於挺同團體在立法院周遭造勢，反同團體則選在隔一條街的台大醫院國際會議中心舉行記者會，緊盯立院會議過程，也會在每個整點對立院會議進度進行評論。

幸福盟理事長 曾獻瑩表示：「（如果)今天立法院做出這樣的宣告，那大家一起哀悼，第二個哀悼完之後，2020我們讓所有違反公投民意的，總統跟立委一起下架。」

除了挺同、反同團體關注表決情形；台灣能否在同婚合法化，跨出最後的一步，全世界都在看。