https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/29/taiwan-pride-march-east-asia/
"Organisers estimate that at least 176,000 people took to the streets on
Saturday (28 October) for Taiwan Pride, according to the Central News Agency,
many of whom were foreign visitors.
This marks a significant jump from last year’s turnout of 120,000 revelers.
Alongside attendees were go-go dancers, drag queens, and advocate groups, who
stuck to this year’s theme of “recognising the diversity of every person, and
respecting and accepting different gender identities.”
The theme was an important one, not just for Taiwanese natives who enjoy an
openness to and acceptance of LGBTQ+ rights, but to visitors from neighours
like China, who are far less progressive when it comes to the LGBTQ+ community.
China, which claims the island of Taiwan as its own territory, does not
criminalise same-sex relations, but its government has implemented serious
crackdowns on advocate groups and on depictions of LGBTQ+ people in the media.
Just this summer, concert-goers in China reported having rainbow apparel
confiscated by security at a Chang Hui-mei gig. Last year, apps like Grindr
disappeared from Chinese app stores, and scenes from blockbuster films like
Fantastic Beasts were cut to remove any allusions to LGBTQ+ characters or
relations.
Meanwhile, Taiwan is moving in the opposite direction. In 2019, it became the
first country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage."
Via
Future Crunch:
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https://futurecrunch.com/good-news-women-rights-france-ntds-africa-bears-europe/>
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