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Record-Breaking Crowd of 80,000 Attends Taiwan Pride 2015: PHOTOS, VIDEO

November 1, 2015 by Sean Mandell Leave a Comment

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Nearly 80,000 people showed up for Asia’s biggest LGBT Pride event, Taiwan Pride in Taipei yesterday.

In its 13th year, this year’s pride parade broke all previous attendance records. The theme of this year’s Pride festivities was “No Age Limits”, meant to place focus on LGBT youth.

The China Post reports:

Organizers stated that Taiwan’s youth needed greater encouragement without limitations placed on their personal exploration, and that they should be able to move beyond traditionally dominant mores on marriage and rearing children.

“Facing the social standard for ‘age-appropriate’ adults to get married and have children, those who are not willing to fulfill this expectation are often seen as irresponsible or selfish,” organizers stated.

However, the theme did arouse some controversy in Taiwan:

“A local youth advocacy organization opposed the parade’s “No Age Limit” theme centered on sexual exploration, stating that such messages were inappropriate for some age groups. Lee Chung-hwa, chief executive of Lin-Feng Advocacy Group (沐風關懷協會) said yesterday that he respected different sexual orientations, but found the message of the parade irresponsible. He said sexual autonomy within the youth could create social problems including increased abortions and sexual assault.”

A major political figure in Taiwan posted a video on social media in support of the LGBT Pride event, raising questions about the future of marriage equality legislation in the country which has stalled. The Taipei Times reports:

Democratic Progressive Party Chairwoman and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) posted a video on Facebook, saying she supported marriage equality, and that all are equal before love.

Later, in response to media queries about the issue of regulations recognizing unions between same-sex couples, Tsai said it is an issue that society must confront, adding that as there are supporters and opponents, she hopes everyone can view the matter rationally.

Of the political environment surrounding LGBT issues in Taiwan, NDTV adds:

While Taiwan is one of the most progressive Asian societies when it comes to homosexuality, a bill to make same-sex marriage legal has been stalled in parliament since it was first proposed in 2013.

“There’s been huge changes in the society in recent years with a lot of grassroot efforts pushing for equality,” said Jennifer Lu, an openly gay candidate for the Social Democratic Party in next year’s elections.

“But the government hasn’t kept pace. That’s why I want to run,” she told AFP.

Check out a round-up of photos and videos from Taiwan Pride 2015 below:

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Not sure is this a porn show or a solidarity march? Lol #taiwanpride #pride #20151031

A post shared by Satit Chen Tai-Jung (@satitchen) on Oct 31, 2015 at 9:09am PDT

 

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#Taiwanpride #Taipei #pride #LGBT

A post shared by Wally (@wallylee95) on Oct 31, 2015 at 2:17am PDT

 

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How cute we are. #taiwanpride

A post shared by GoBKK (@gobkk) on Nov 1, 2015 at 3:55am PST

 

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Vader? Batman? Mr. Grey? All get together for the Taipei Pride March #taipeipride #taiwanpride #taipei #taiwan #pride #parade #march #lovewins #starwars #fiftyshadesofgrey #batman #gay #naked #skin #gaylove #gayman #gayboy #queer #marriageequality #instagay #instahomo #homosexuals #plu #rainbowcommunity #trip #travel #traveling #flashpacker #instago #darthvader

A post shared by John B (@ignoranteye) on Oct 31, 2015 at 9:33pm PDT

 

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I guess I might consider going out like this if I had that body too #sixpack #cute #asian #speedo #pride #taiwanpride

A post shared by Maino (@yesbanana) on Oct 31, 2015 at 8:39pm PDT

 

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This is 21st century and modern-day slavery still exists in Taiwan. #BDSM #latex #fetish #bondage #taiwanpride #pride #20151031

A post shared by Satit Chen Tai-Jung (@satitchen) on Oct 31, 2015 at 6:34am PDT

 

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#pflagchina at #taiwanpride

A post shared by ShanghaiPRIDE (@shanghaipride) on Oct 31, 2015 at 5:19am PDT

 

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#taiwanpride

A post shared by ShanghaiPRIDE (@shanghaipride) on Oct 31, 2015 at 5:18am PDT

 

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Taiwan Pride! #taiwanpride

A post shared by ShanghaiPRIDE (@shanghaipride) on Oct 31, 2015 at 5:14am PDT

 

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It's pride. #taiwanpride

A post shared by GoBKK (@gobkk) on Oct 31, 2015 at 1:54am PDT

 

https://instagram.com/p/9foaEVod5L/?tagged=taiwanpride

 

https://instagram.com/p/9flX81whyI/?tagged=taiwanpride

 

https://instagram.com/p/9itMBJxO6c/?tagged=%E5%90%8C%E5%BF%97%E5%A4%A7%E9%81%8A%E8%A1%8C

 

https://instagram.com/p/9h6FgeySic/?tagged=%E5%90%8C%E5%BF%97%E5%A4%A7%E9%81%8A%E8%A1%8C

 

https://instagram.com/p/9h2gyZALpt/?tagged=%E5%90%8C%E5%BF%97%E5%A4%A7%E9%81%8A%E8%A1%8C

 

https://instagram.com/p/9h0fYlG2Ew/?tagged=%E5%90%8C%E5%BF%97%E5%A4%A7%E9%81%8A%E8%A1%8C

 

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🌈 #legalizegaymarriage #LGBT #rainbow #vsco #vscocam #彩虹 #同志大遊行 #lgbtpride #Taipei #taiwan #TaiwanPrideParade

A post shared by Hedy Chang (@hihedy) on Oct 31, 2015 at 11:43am PDT

 

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#同志大遊行 #loveislove

A post shared by tico lin (@ticotango) on Oct 31, 2015 at 11:23am PDT

 

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感受到滿滿的❤️💛💚💙💜 #2015 #同志大遊行 #婚姻平權 #LOVE #equality #nojudgment #TAIWAN #LGBT #Pride 2015.10.31

A post shared by 張方瑜 Fiona Chang (@afanfangyu) on Oct 31, 2015 at 9:43am PDT

 

https://instagram.com/p/9gi4GsnzFy/?tagged=%E5%90%8C%E5%BF%97%E5%A4%A7%E9%81%8A%E8%A1%8C

 

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Taiwan pride was a blast! #taiwanpride #pride #taiwan #gogo #gogoboy

A post shared by Care Bear (@dutty_man86) on Oct 31, 2015 at 5:36pm PDT

 

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Asia, Instagram, Pride, Taipei, Taiwan, Video

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