- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, no restrictions
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (5-year deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
In Taiwan, public opinion seems to reflect a lack of acceptance or understanding of the LGBTQ+ community.
Taiwan Surveys
History
Homosexual activity in Taiwan is legal.
Same-sex marriage in Taiwan is legal.
The Executive Yuan passed it the following day, sending it to the Legislative Yuan for fast-tracked review. The bill was passed on 17 May, signed by the President on 22 May and took effect on 24 May 2019 (the last day possible under the Court's ruling). Taiwan was the first Asian country to approve gay marriage legislation.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Taiwan is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Taiwan is legal, no restrictions.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Taiwan is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Taiwan is illegal.
LGBT employment discrimination in Taiwan is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is prohibited under Article 5 of the Employment Service Act (2007) and Chapter II of the Gender Equality in Employment Act (2008).
LGBT housing discrimination in Taiwan is no protections.
Same-sex adoption in Taiwan is legal.
Serving openly in military in Taiwan is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.
Blood donations by MSMs in Taiwan is banned (5-year deferral).
Conversion therapy in Taiwan is banned.
Equal age of consent in Taiwan is equal.
LGBT Rights by District
View the LGBT laws in each individual district of Taiwan.
- Chiayi Municipality (Municipality)
- Hsinchu Municipality (Municipality)
- Keelung Municipality (Municipality)
- Taichung Municipality (Municipality)
- Tainan Municipality (Municipality)
- Kaohsiung Special Municipality (Special Municipality)
- Taipei Special Municipality (Special Municipality)