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Tomoe photographer by Emiko Tamura

In a vote on Friday, May 17, Taiwan parliament legalized same-sex marriage, becoming the first country in Asia to do so.

This is only a week before the Parliament was to hit the deadline of May 24 set in 2017 after the constitutional court ruled that same-sex couple had the right to legally marry. 

Following years of campaigning by LGBT+ groups for equal marriage rights, hundreds swarmed the parliament building on Friday as the debate was held. Three bills were debated but last-minute attempts by conservatives to pass a watered-down “civil union” laws with not adoption rights were rejected.

In the end, the most progressive one was chosen which allowed couples to form “exclusive permanent unions” and apply for “marriage registrations.” However, this bill was not perfect, as it provides only limited adoption rights and draws some distinctions between heterosexual marriage, such as the inability to marry a foreigner if same-sex marriage is not legal in their country. Yet this is still be hailed by LGBTQ+ advocate as a momentous victory.

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I’m in a ton of fucking trouble so I’ll get straight to the point. My name’s D’vante, and I’m a trans man. As of today (4/4) I’m estimated to be 6 weeks pregnant, so while I’ve still got some time before I start to show, there’s some huge problems with how I can go about this on top of the amount of time pressure I’m under.

NO ONE IN THIS CITY WILL DO AN ABORTION. The closest clinic is 37 miles away, the next city over. The only means of transportation I have is Greyhound (which I plan to cover myself, as it’s only $12), but in order to do this I have to skip classes for that day and pray I don’t get called into work.

“Work? So you have a job? Why can’t you pay for it?” My work is part-time and relies entirely on ratio, meaning if clients aren’t present there’s no work to be done, so I’m not going to be paid to stand around. I haven’t been able to work this entire week, meaning my normal paychecks (~300) will be HALVED by this. THE ABORTION IS QUOTED AT $675, which I don’t even make in a month even working full weeks.

And on top of all this shit, it has to remain entirely a secret. I cannot ask for help because the family member I live with, as well as my nuclear family, is very religious and firmly believe abortion is murder. And because I’m not from here, I don’t have any friends who can drive me around or pay for something this huge.

The appointment is 4/17/19, the latest I can go before I risk the pill not working due to how many weeks pregnant I will be. If you can’t donate, PLEASE REBLOG, as you’ll possibly share it with someone who CAN HELP.

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