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Taiwan may seem to be the first country in Asia to celebrate legalization of same-sex marriage, but conservative groups, including Christian parents, are not only pushing back marriage equality but also gender education in public schools.
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In October 2017, same-sex couples celebrated at the 2017 Taiwan Gay Pride, with plans of getting married, but the spirit of joy was short-lived. The scale of Pride Day in Taiwan may have proudly expanded as the largest celebration in Asia, attracting marchers from Japan, Malaysia and the United States, but the fight towards LGBTQ rights and equality is not over yet.Ģ018’s Theme: “Tell Your Story, Vote for Equality,” The number of marchers grew since then, reaching from tens of thousands of marchers (80,000) in 2016 to 123,000 in 2017, after Taiwan’s top court ruled that same-sex marriages were constitutional in May 2017. When Taiwan Gay Pride was founded in 2003, only around 500 individuals participated. But the underlying reason is that many focus on raising awareness of gay rights rather than educating about other sexual orientations and gender identities, considering the lack of knowledge on LGBT community and gay people as the main population in the community. An organizer from the pride parade explain that their word choice of using “gay” instead of “LGBT” is because “gay” (同志) means “comrade” or “friend” in Chinese that welcomes the entire LGBT community. Other pride parades in Taiwan, including the pride parades in Kaohsiung, Taichung, Tainan, Yilan and Taitung, which recently surfaced, take place on other dates.ĭespite the official English translation of the event is “LGBT Pride,” the parade is widely known as “Taiwan Gay Pride” (台灣同志遊行). Known more commonly in the past as The Taiwan Gay Pride, it takes place in Taipei on the last Saturday of October each year. This Saturday, October 27, 2018, will be the 16th Taiwan LGBT Pride, the largest gay pride parade in Asia.