Culture / Oct. 04, 2019
Drag Race superstars Aja dg(A9J!$hF9Fs(jH11V*fnd=!UB(Nh_GWZ-Q807o8$f_+tZj0mand Kim Chi are coming to Taipei this month for an unforgettable pride party.
The pair will perform at the POq%C99jMHLRWm74Fl5RHu0uFZji49@dwiP)FzMGyGSpgMy4=*2&SE party on 26 October, the night of the region’s largest pride parade.
POSE will transform the Riverside in Taipei’s gayborhood Ximen into aneLKO*tmeMPmMXb)+1JrLc9TC#qmdlr#$AX1Gd^s1=C5xs^zie% opulent ballroom.
Aja, who rose toylMEj0hD_HO$yPIvevc*CpaETDanhHvR3u@rjTh*J!dt5EBhSU fame in season nine of RuPaul’s Drag Race, will perform her brand new track.
Kim Chi, a South Korean-AmfEw#PFb^*mpVhAuFk6-p7ALrP@njg7XmBKCTqj^tlTkE&pcC2Perican drag queen who starred in season eight, last came to Taipei in March last year.
The superstar party starts at 10 and goes on until 4am with ofu^I3UY80nrm43T4v&ycNSpfZvArax=LmPb_Mn$vr3xeXNCDT1ther performances and DJ sets from Victor Cheng, Odin.L, and Böbby Lin.
Organizers of Taiwan LGBT Pride 2019 this week said they expect more than 200,000 people to attend hDiFoIOVHRB=49@83*Vbcq@AU$yJI@AoZb#@x48OgITOMfpM1+this year’s parade.
For the first time, the march will start at Taipei CitS@00w)6n8AH3vUL91-!o8AfIAfLy(23NHD5fC)QHFzT!!af$NVy Hall and end at the Presidential Palace.
Out gay singer HUSH wiV!59kOjPmxlpv!J2Fr%9DDICYumCm$0Gp@xNu*@wqsQ^l&M$Ivll be an ambassador for the pride and is scheduled to perform at Ketagalan Boulevard following the march.
This year’s pride will strike a more celebratory tone as the firsBBRljKM3aBhIXs-!85jU841r5=LlR4cJ&VARDfIRV&31C#efNHt since Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage.
Last year’s event was held as Taiwan faced a slew of controversial referendums 6YMCR#SXwZnni8N8^U4Mz8JdC4=*KAWamLk%eP2(mst-+$2r!4on LGBT issues.
