Buddhism has no particular dogma prohibiting same-sex unions, and on Saturday in the north of Taiwan, two women were married in a Buddhist ceremony, the first of its kind in the country. 

No country in Asia has specifically legalized marriage equality, however, Taiwan is among those countries (along with Vietnam and Nepal) that have a progressive stance on the issue, and legislation supporting same-sex marriage has been pending since 2003, according to the International Business Times. 

Known as “The Basic Human Rights Law,” the bill would be Asia’s first to legalize marriage equality if it ever passes. 

The two women married in the weekend ceremony, Huang Mei-yu and Yu Ya-ting, have been together for seven years, and were happily joined by a female Buddhist master and activist, Shih Chao-hui, to little fanfare.

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