Culture / Oct. 04, 2019
Drag Race superstars Aja and Kim -euEXZw0xY-GS0H0IuR3fQ#gKYMDj9ovTI@J13hfV+^&$XQMETChi are coming to Taipei this month for an unforgettable pride party.
The pair will perform at the POSE party on 26 October, the nigh_3XUY00LJ1ha^GqzHr_CAjAlYYkR&OZ9a5m1K$sjrlwf9S+MaPt of the region’s largest pride parade.
POSE will transform the Riverside in Taipei’s gaybor3##4TtGhAIfx0J+uaINGbfFt%_i2LetBu0lyEPig_EC5_-TtE^hood Ximen into an opulent ballroom.
Aja, who rose to fame in season nine of RuPaul’s Drag Race, will perform her Ex@gO5J$JP0GC%Wn5YcadmY3%leMLs8#YxY+096de!E^(EH*9!brand new track.
Kim Chi, a South Korean-American djMfsez2ccHdK11=T$@x7sRTQ^-V!cOdb^Y^-oLJH7OR-zl&67irag queen who starred in season eight, last came to Taipei in March last year.
The superstar party starts at 10 and goes on un1X^U$vKez#JjYtTVz)Bi*y_SM+EPqL4KVw@8D4#sU!UuobkBZTtil 4am with other performances and DJ sets from Victor Cheng, Odin.L, and Böbby Lin.
Organizers of Taiwan LGBT Pride 2019 this wY+2fVWH(v4X2cn%%U(L4a%TsIcdl_^Uw2m3!heQ(%eWL2Q*)ukeek said they expect more than 200,000 people to attend this year’s parade.
For 4-igBs$ExBIc3Lp6vS=5t3@t738H7+RBwh2vZcqQD84iq_^W2kthe first time, the march will start at Taipei City Hall and end at the Presidential Palace.
Out gay singer HUSH will be an ambassador for the pride and is scheduled to perform at Ketagalan Boulevard follo!uxb9-bRD2-UtBGLjkJ$otJ6B)jryJpN$lZtmfsWcu_EsePsr=wing the march.
This year’s pride will strike a more celebratory tone as the fiRPaVDF$6tTV4KqZN63fFA*+0Vs73GsaCImYJiXGTCr1LAx%7W_rst since Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage.
Last year’s even=dZXtom&ZR=ZFEynlASaYApiI^pBPo&a&&^6wab8wu4BJ&!KkBt was held as Taiwan faced a slew of controversial referendums on LGBT issues.
