Taiwan holds first gay marriages in historic day for Asia

<p>TAIWAN made history today with Asia&#8217;s first legal gay weddings as same-sex couples tied the knot in jubilant and emotional scenes, the culmination of a three-decade fight for equality.</p> <p>The weddings, which came a week after lawmakers took the unprecedented decision to legalise gay marriage despite staunch conservative opposition, places Taiwan at the vanguard of the burgeoning gay rights movement in Asia.</p>

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