This Saturday, October 28, in the streets of Tapei, Taiwan, tens of thousands of people displayed rainbow flags during the Pride march. 176,000 in total.
Taiwan is the first country in the region to legalize gay marriage
This is the largest in Asia, reported theFrench media agency. The island has been at the forefront of LGBTQI+ rights on the continent for several years, being the first country in the region to legalize gay marriage. Participants took the opportunity to celebrate a law passed in May that allows same-sex couples to adopt a child together.
Present in the procession was the Taiwanese vice president, Lai Ching-tewho will also be the presidential candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party in the January elections, has assured his formation “kept close by” LGBTQI+ people: “Marriage equality is not an end point but marks the beginning of a culture of equality in Taiwan,” he declared to the crowd.
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