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Tim Mak
Tim Mak
@timkmak@journa.host  ·  activity timestamp last week

“As a minority growing up in China, this is the real Chinese culture I dream about,” said Light, a Chinese man who married his Taiwanese partner Eason in 2025.

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@timkmak@journa.host replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

“As a minority growing up in China, this is the real Chinese culture I dream about,” said Light, a Chinese man who married his Taiwanese partner Eason in 2025.

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@timkmak@journa.host replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

The couple has been married for less than a year and describes their relationship as love at first sight. But Eason now faces the risk of being forced out of Taiwan, this safety haven, as tensions between his homeland and the island steadily escalate.

#china #marrige #taiwan

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@timkmak@journa.host replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

Taiwan legalized same-sex marriage in 2019, making it the first Asian country to do so. Compared to other cross-national couples, Taiwan, with less of a language barrier, attracted more same-sex couples from China, who may have felt more repressed in their home country.
#gay #marrige

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@timkmak@journa.host replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

Some dreamed of staying in Taiwan permanently, but now face challenges as the Taiwanese government weighs national security concerns, fearing that Beijing is sending undercover agents to the island.
#taiwan #news

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@timkmak@journa.host replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

Want to learn more about why same-sex couples from #China are facing uncertainty in Taiwan? Read the full story via the link https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/same-sex-couples-find-a-haven-in

Same-sex couples find a haven in Taiwan

Same-sex couples formed in China once found refuge on the island. Now, rising security anxieties are testing that promise.
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