14.08.2012

Taiwan: Buddhas Segen für zwei Frauen

Erstmals haben zwei Frauen in einer buddhistischen Zeremonie geheiratet. Die Hochzeit könnte den Durchbruch für Homosexuelle in Asien bedeuten.

dapdYou Ya-ting, left, and her partner Huang Mei-yu exchange prayer beads as they are married by a nun in the first Taiwan same sex Buddhist ceremonial wedding in Taoyuan, Taiwan, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. Taiwan still does not legally recognize same sex m

dapdHuang Mei-yu, left, and her partner You Ya-ting sit together before Taiwans first same sex Buddhist ceremonial wedding in Taoyuan, Taiwan, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. Taiwan still does not legally recognize same sex marriage. (Foto:Wally Santana/AP/dapd)

dapdHuang Mei-yu, left, and her partner You Ya-ting pray before the first Taiwan Buddhist ceremonial wedding in Taoyuan, Taiwan, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. Taiwan still does not legally recognize same sex marriage. (Foto:Wally Santana/AP/dapd)

dapdCLARIFIES THAT IT WAS TAIWANS FIRST SAME SEX BUDDHIST CEREMONIAL WEDDING - Huang Mei-yu, left, and her partner You Ya-ting are greeted by Buddhist nun Shih Chao-hui before they take part in Taiwans first same sex Buddhist ceremonial wedding in Taoyuan

EPAepa03357117 A handout photo released by the Buddhist Hongshi College shows lesbians Mei-yu (L) and Ya-ting (R), led by Master Chao Hui, go to their wedding at the Buddhist Hongshi College in Taoyuan County, northern Taiwan, 11 August 2012. Some 200 rel

REUTERSYou Ya-ting (L) and Huang Mei-yu take part in a symbolic same-sex Buddhist wedding ceremony at a temple in Taoyuan county, northern Taiwan, August 11, 2012. The 30-year-old lesbian couple tied the knot after dating for seven years on Saturday in Ta

REUTERSYou Ya-ting (2nd L) and Huang Mei-yu (2nd R) take a photograph with their friends and the Buddhist host Shih Chao-hwei (C) after casting their stamps during their symbolic same-sex Buddhist wedding ceremony at a temple in Taoyuan county, northern T

EPAepa03357147 A handout photo released by the Buddhist Hongshi College shows lesbians Mei-yu (L) and Ya-ting (R), with a Budda statue behind them, sign a pledge of love during a Buddhist wedding at the Buddhist Hongshi College in Taoyuan County, northern

REUTERSHuang Mei-yu (L) receives help from her friend to adjust the veil before taking a group photo as You Ya-ting looks on after their symbolic same-sex Buddhist wedding ceremony at a temple in Taoyuan county, northern Taiwan, August 11, 2012. The 30-ye

REUTERSYou Ya-ting (R) and Huang Mei-yu (3rd R, in wedding gown) get ready for a group photo after their symbolic same-sex Buddhist wedding ceremony at a temple in Taoyuan county, northern Taiwan, August 11, 2012. The 30-year-old lesbian couple tied the k

EPAepa03357275 A handout photo released by the Buddhist Hongshi College shows lesbian cuople Mei-yu (C-L) and Ya-ting (C-R), sit beside Master Chao Hui (F-C), pose for a group photo with nuns, friends, relatives and gay rights activisits at the Buddhist H

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Taiwan: Buddhas Segen für zwei Frauen

Erstmals haben zwei Frauen in einer buddhistischen Zeremonie geheiratet. Die Hochzeit könnte den Durchbruch für Homosexuelle in Asien bedeuten.