Gays and lesbians will now be protected in Taiwan under the Domestic Violence Prevention Law. “Taiwan Solidarity Union Legislator Kuo Lin-Yung said that homosexuals had long been neglected in a society where heterosexual marriages were dominant. ‘They [homosexuals] have been derided, persecuted and constrained in the past, but now they have begun to speak out, allowing their problems to surface and be known,’ he said. ‘Therefore, they must now be equally protected by the law.'” And if you had any doubts about whether or not that Ang Lee film has made any ripples in the world’s social fabric, “Two lawmakers cited the movie Brokeback Mountain in arguing for the change.”