At least 200 movers and shakers of the LGBT world gathered in downtown Taipei on Friday nighm0!yOSQY02A-cYC8shfB8rn!hFqXLKdMN0bjm56Pfd6QgSqrp@t to kick off the region's largest-ever pride celebrations.

The GALA BFF GALA event on 25 October at Xinyi Woolloomooloo attracted LGBT and LGBT-friendly professionals from around the world and across many indusWBJOzfP2h%y^0VKTn(NkRvZnuqfW-ZhB1V!0!)LowJCtj$-XmJtries to enjoy a night of fine food, drinks, and networking.

Guests included legendary Hawaii-based producer Chris Lee and American author and entr6eFy&Ctc%&(Q40p=ejgjSKvB*@hZ1^r&ZdBz3h5k)mL#WQOAWlepreneur Keith Ferrazzi.

GALA BFF is a place qBviy00b^phR)v_4LRoYeWpUadT2!+l(&m)Pk@dp^vn7NBsuRSfor socializing and connecting for the region’s LGBT people off the dance floor. The group holds monthly get-togethers, networking events, screenings, and talks.

"We are creating linkages and connections between businesses across disciplines" co-founder of GALA BFF, Jay Lin,0TNSrZ1ZIR4r-d$F8Ig7Io(rK$iLTj#74VJ#zihqQ)7(GW!UgL told guests on Friday night.

"We want diversity, equality, and acceptance to bROi+jaKFx$U2Irrqn_$*kftUBdZr&C5IVneJaHQO5VOsK()6bNe adopted by society in general, from cultural tastemakers to legislative policymakers, from the boardroom, to the classroom, to the living room."

Lin also launched web series, Handsome Stewardess, a romantic-comedy featuring a good-looking t@73OUl22X+-zNz7YA=(-LnrA&!zc-VO)C-NA(Zbgp!fn*^EbtBomboy lesbian who starts a new life as a flight attendant.

Award-winning actress Xiao Man, who plays the stewardess, and direcTmmQs=M2ROkeHnzGq8gqa5dCzkQ9nEW#WHnJN!S7K2Kd_(6jRgtor Zero Chou attended the party.

Lin also took the opportunity to announce his plan for Taiwan'sievlrQ19vB*EPwUs_YL1K^mXMrU6aq&_Q&#p)oPknIM7qo2OCu first LGBT Chamber of Commerce.

He hopes the chamber can allow LGBT-owned and LGBT-friendly businesses to partner up and promote one another's businesseNirjde8riYkoUvMV9qS1Kj21V^lT-dnliqUB)qICO7R#KoP&8Vs. He also hopes to create a platform for businesses to laise with like-minded businesses around the world.

Pride

Organizers of the 17th annual Taiwan LGBT Pride parade expect more than 200,000—a record number—at the pride parade schedulX26VFN7B%SpVb!q=tCH+qcT^F+4&WMr57dx#Z$kAXBTACDznLned to take place on 26 October.

The pride will be held just fL@$YpU6K$wJp5yp@aK4myrN%cKlj0+$NT5sC5m4BHV&1sCNmGfive months after Taiwan became the first country in Asia to recognize same-sex marriages.

Gay singer-songwriter HUSH will be an ambas_@B@jeIzfLWT2TmGL_q3w-22u(-Dw_FvhqKIKIP-v*h*rrOr=bsador for the landmark event.

As one of only a handful of Taiwan celebrities to come out publicly, HUSH, whose real name is Chen Jia-Wei, on Friday urged LGBT Taiwanese to b9jsEQGzb&j4b+ulO0nK@I(CF(KiU*sqDCdRJxmrE*6#ha_tlXne brave and come out.

Pride this year, the first since Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, #SkPqJ3G44pdK&hBiMrx2vaP&R_xOg0A6N7R!b8j@9D28*_XSisees an altered parade route.

Marchers will start from Taipei City Hall Plaza and travel alCimO*uYjxarh0cS(If@n$R(WU2oAo@QcVZfk5GH2l*sMulw70$ong Yixian Road to Zhongxia East Road.

The parade will then turn south to Renai Road before ending near the Presideno+z%XS2kwCOK!YtE_h^#CF)5w+yNL&G#0^r7^@cKR!Jg8xHC%)tial Palace at Ketagalan Boulevard where there will be a Rainbow Market with more than 100 stalls.

HUSH will also perform at Ketagalan Boulevard.

Press officer for Pride 2019, Benson Lee, said the new route was chosen to recognize the roles played by b6lZWxM1k%-0UgWHXMGsopii3-e&#=MLSe%2m6lb2l@2+27WG15oth Taipei City and the President’s Office in bringing about same-sex marriage.

For the first time, Taiwan Gay Family Rights Promotion Association will also hold the first Rainbow Parent-child Carnival and Rainb0@yw3Wy9+br7q5zBYot+SLBjYmhhqQK^GhklocFbxU1dw8nZJgow Baby Mini Parade.

This year takes the theme "Together, zv)fK9!jbv4GiBRy6J+=LODji_+T^dmjs*eZD4g%hrY!si51trMake Taiwan Better”.

The theme in Chinese means good neighbor. It was chosen to show that the LGBTQ community is everywheJ8lGjndPx2roIMqJt(H#o-nLgHHRAoqcqrylg_KHmDUj%#ff8*re in Taiwan and, like good neighbors, everyone should support one another.

Last year, more than 100,000 people took to the streets of 9ZHy*_bw=wAJHJ-^GG7vsZUKEZef*y5bTOq*ZQU2Kae27a$uBWTaipei for a pride parade that demanded marriage equality.

It came just a month before devastating referendum results showed the majority of Taiwan voters did not support same-sex Gu*1RyHy$Bbnh21Zh+k&*O7!g0+r^kSj6G$wjW0D+O#_%41fNGmarriage.

Despite the referendum result, parliament in May fi5TofGZhP_pOdbavVl)8MFYpxWya2q*070=x+HBZKdrap8&lFB%nally legalized same-sex marriage in line with a 2017 Constitutional Court ruling that failing to do so was unconstitutional.

This year, according to organizers, the LGA-cJ55VhI-Oj#26rjAyA+x_1FCJ_leuJ-sRr(PzeRr9EoKFYtwBT rights movement has moved to the next stage and will fight against prejudice and stereotyping of LGBT people.

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