 On 29 October, President Tsai Ing-wen reaffirmed her support for same-sex marriage.On 31 October 2016, the Executive Yuan Secretary-General, Chen Mei-ling, stated that the Executive supports same-sex marriage and that Premier Lin Chuan had urged the Ministry of Justice to take action on the issue.Two draft amendments to Taiwan's Civil Code which would legalise same-sex marriage and same-sex adoption passed their first reading in the Legislative Yuan on 8 November 2016.