Taiwan's Central Election Commission (CEC) on Tuesday passed a review of two national referendum proposals related to same-sex marriage and one related to same-sex education, sparking a protest from gay rights groups.
This targeting of LGBT people is clearly a form of political maneuvering as politicians prepare for the 2019 national elections, where scapegoating of LGBT people is being used as a strategy to win votes.
Lively is reviled by LGBT activists for his work in pushing laws criminalising homosexuality, including Uganda’s now-defunct 2014 Anti-Homosexuality Act, while he also cheered on anti-gay legislation in Russia.