 He added that while the Ministry of Justice opposed measures that would legalize same-sex marriages outright, it would support a more gradual approach, including offering better protection to same-sex couples under current laws, such as their rights to equal medical treatment and taxation.The January 2016 Taiwanese general election resulted in a parliamentary majority for the DPP, the majority of whose legislators in the Yuan support the legalisation of same-sex marriage.On 23 February 2016, the Referendum Review Committee rejected a proposal put forward by the Faith and Hope League on the grounds that it failed to meet requirements.