With Taiwan recognising gay marriages it’s time to update predictions for China, Japan, and Korea.
I still think Korea will be last, but it’s tough to decide whether Japan or China will go first.
Either way if Australia still can’t pull its head out of its butt in the next 24 months someone is going to have to crash another 4wd into parliament house.
Korea will legalize gay marriage long before the Philippines does. 70% of Filipinos “strongly oppose” gay marriage. We’re one of the two countries in the world that don’t even legally allow divorce. It’ll be a long road before gay marriage even enters the Overton window.
fuck, no divorce yet? someone ought to get on that.
I think you’re way too optiministic about China. At best you’ll get some very local recognition in big cities like shanghai, for legal and tax purposes.
pragmatic!
How would Singapore fare? Would it come in behind China, Korea and Japan?
wow good question, and what about Hong Kong??
Regarding Singapore, the rumor I’ve heard is that Lee softened on gays in his old age, but they didn’t get rid of the laws so much as not really enforce them. While I admire some of their policies, this is not one of them.