Gay Rights

1.This article suggests that gays and lesbians in Taiwan are generally afraid to “come out” to their family. The article goes on to suggest that most families operate under a “don’t-ask, don’t-tell” policy. In other words, most families just don’t want to know if they have a gay son, daughter, brother, sister, and so on. In your opinion, do you think this is correct? This article is from 2004. Do you think the situation is any different now?

I think the person who is gay or lesbian should get the support from family because the family is most part in our life. When we have any emotion as upset, worry, sad, happy, and so on, the members of family are the first we want to tell. They get us encourages to face our barrier. When the gays or lesbians who meet any discrimination from the society, where they can go? I think the family should not operate under a “don’t-ask, don’t-tell”, they should active to care their family member. Now it is 2008 that I think the situation are totally different because more and more people they can acceptance the gays and lesbians. The person who is homosexual is not a big deal that s/he still has the right to live as normal.

2. The article above suggests that Taiwan was about to become the first Asian country to allow gay marriage. This was in 2004. What happened to this legislation? Did it get voted on? Did it pass? Did if fail? Do some research and find out the state of affairs. What do you think should happen? What do you think will happen? Be specific.


As we know, there are more and more people bravely to show their sexual orientation. When I walk on the street, the homosexual can easily to be seen in Taipei. So that means they can feel free to show their physical affection without any fears. Every time when I see them, I don’t feel any different. Because it’s true love too, no one restrict people have to fall in love with the opposite sex. Of course there is no law to rule people which relationship is the correct way. Furthermore, people have the right to show their physical affection even it's different from most people. Love is not judge by sex, color or age. But true love is what we really want. No matter lesbian or gay, the relationship they have is true love. Thus, I don't feel any special about their relationship and most of the people can accept them too. So no matter both of lesbian or gay relationship they kiss on the street or have a real big hug that it is their right to show their loves to each other. Like opposite sex relationship they do the same way as them, so why do we have to use different standard to judge homosexual relationship? So we should accept all the different love from all the different people