This note from the field describes how the Taiwan Alliance to Promote Civil Partnership Rights came into being on August 11, 2012. It aims at promoting a civil partnership law and same sex marriage. Twenty-six years have elapsed since Mr. Chi Chia-wei to initiative to secure the approval of the court for his same sex marriage. The LGBT and gender related organizations finally succeed in attracting the attention of the main stream society. This note also explains the legislation on pluralistic family system the Alliance sought and its meaning and value for present-day Taiwan society.