Life / Oct. 31, 2019
More than 200,000 members of the LGBTMXtSX)(%NC5nOdKFAlEnk0sV!RKt@5o!-hw++UxFt%SL*Tp^Wf community and their supporters marched, paraded, and danced across downtown Taipei on Saturday.
Organizers said the parade, which was the first since Taiwan legalize*vE)eqknWilxJxqbvR+&YmeB8=33kv$$vG#KFz0vzlnYL#a(O&d same-sex marriage, was the largest-ever in Asia.
Taiwan's 1yQTBsDZ-M&UZ&SX1J%8&$SYqB(o7avaDRL_gWN)fGzk#xpnnb17th annual Taiwan Pride kicked off with a Rainbow Market of more than 100 LGBT-friendly businesses and organizations at Taipei City Hall Plaza.
It ended 5.6km across the city outside the Presidential Office on Ketagalan Boulevard where performers—including gay singer tqj2+MK$rkiY5RGtP7&vEh7UL@^^L#U!L#9$M(Xc*GXH*uZrKcHush—performed.
Some 180 different groups and 24 floats tooF@XxxAO)&C=b9(@oGg01UCu)!%*F%j$PC7UD*qh7=4xBV^cUBok part in the march, according to organizers.
The parade was the landmark event in a month of LGBT across Taipei. Hundreds attended screenings, exhibitions, and workshops throughout the month, including the country's first trans pride parade oGhClXFbUi&JDWz!b=dpm!WBzu4_8bA3jS%_svbg2lfKGy%TK2+n Friday evening.
As usual, plenty of the region's LGBT folk got dressed up (and dressed down) to celebrate the occasion. Here are some of our favourite looks:
