While LGBT activists are unsure how far the government will truly take the matter , it appears the decision may stem from practicality . Taiwan 's first same - sex Buddhist wedding ceremony on Saturday . Taiwan hopes ceremony will bring same - sex marriage to predominantly Buddhist society . Taiwan was first nation in Asia to introduce bill to legalize same - sex marriage , though it has stalled . India and Pakistan took small steps to recognizing LGBT rights .
Taiwan 's first same - sex Buddhist wedding ceremony on Saturday . Taiwan hopes ceremony will bring same - sex marriage to predominantly Buddhist society . Taiwan was first nation in Asia to introduce bill to legalize same - sex marriage , though it has stalled . India and Pakistan took small steps to recognizing LGBT rights .