- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- 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.
Since Dec 25, 1947
Same-sex marriage in Taiwan is legal.
Since May 24, 2019
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).
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Taiwan is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Taiwan is legal, but requires surgery.
Since Dec 9, 2013
On September 23 2021, the court ruled against surgery requirements for transgender individuals seeking a gender marker change. New laws have yet to be passed on this regard.
Under the archaic legislation, transgender people were required to surgically remove their reproductive organs in order to legally change their gender.
The Taipei High Administrative Court ruled the requirement was unconstitutional on Thursday (23 September).
They also cited that the plaintiff had provided the necessary requirements to undergo the process of legally changing her name without being subjected to surgery.
Unfortunately, this ruling will only effect Xiao E. Other trans individuals looking to legally change their gender – without “proof of surgery” – will have to wait for the regulations to be revised or pursue legal action.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Taiwan is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Taiwan is illegal in some contexts.
LGBT employment discrimination in Taiwan is sexual orientation only.
Since 2007
Employment discrimination based on sexual orientation 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.
Since May 16, 2023
Serving openly in military in Taiwan is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.
Since Jan 2002
Blood donations by MSMs in Taiwan is banned (5-year deferral).
Since May 2018
Conversion therapy in Taiwan is banned.
Since Jan 1, 2018
Equal age of consent in Taiwan is equal.
Since Dec 25, 1947
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)