 This made Taiwan the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage.The KMT caucus opposed the bill but allowed a free vote, and seven KMT legislators broke with their caucus to vote in favour.Articles 1-4 of the bill, submitted by the Executive Yuan and approved by the Legislative Yuan, allow same-sex couples to form an "exclusive permanent union" and apply for a "marriage registration" with government agencies, and refers to the Judicial Yuan ruling to enforce its definition of marriage.