Taiwan's same-sex marriage ruling could cement its place as Asia's liberal beacon

Landmark court case this week is likely to determine the success or failure of draft laws currently before parliament Chi Chia-wei will find out on Wednesday if his decades long fight to make Taiwan the first country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage has been a success. Chi, 59, a pioneering Taiwanese gay rights activist, is the celebrated face behind one of the most controversial legal cases the island democracy has seen in recent years, where 14 judges must rule if the civil code, which st...