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Televised Debate On Nuclear Power Points To KMT Push Behind Referendum

Brian Hioe

Televised Gay Marriage Debate Suggests What Endgame Of Anti-Gay Groups Is

Brian Hioe

Tens Of Thousands Demonstrate In Support Of Gay Marriage In Taipei

Brian Hioe

On The Streets In Support Of Marriage Equality And LGBTQ-Friendly Education

Rath Chien-Chi Wang

LGBTQ Activists Rally At Stonewall Inn For Marriage Equality In Taiwan

Daphne K. Lee

Migrant Workers Protest For Separation Of Dormitories And Factories

Brian Hioe

Social Movements

Anti-Gay Groups Attempt To Rig Televised Debates Before Marriage Equality Referendum

Brian Hioe
It has emerged in the past week that anti-gay groups opposed to marriage equality such as the Protect the Family Alliance have taken to registering as pro-marriage equality groups to stand for televised debates which will be organized by the Central Election Commission before the planned referendum on marriage equality next month. This would be as a means of rigging the debate... Read More
EnglishGender/SexualityOctober 2018Social Movements1 Comment 05 min read

140,000 March For 2018 Taiwan Pride, But Challenges Still Remain For Efforts To Realize Marriage Equality

Brian Hioe
The 16th annual pride parade took place today in Taipei, drawing an claimed 140,000 participants, which would be a new record. This year’s pride parade would be a politically charged event, seeing as a referendum on gay marriage is set to take place next month during elections on November 24th, and this question loomed over the event... Read More
EnglishFeaturedGender/SexualityOctober 2018Social Movements1 Comment 09 min read

What Happens If Marriage Equality Gets Voted Down By Referendum?

Brian Hioe
Many uncertainties remain for efforts to realize marriage equality in Taiwan, with the approval of multiple referendums on marriage equality and sexual education. Two referendums, pushed for by marriage equality supporters, have phrasing favorable to the legalization of marriage equality and have reached the necessary benchmarks to be held. On the other hand, referendums with phrasing unfavorable to gay marriage and sexual education have also reached necessary benchmarks to be held, as pushed for by anti-gay groups... Read More
EnglishGender/SexualityOctober 2018Social Movements0 Comments 05 min read

History Repeats Itself With Proposed Ban On Marxist Book Club At Peking University

Brian Hioe
The proposed banning of a Marxist book club at Peking University, one of China’s most prestigious and elite universities, is ironic. Namely, as part of its drive towards centralizing authority and advancing its version of Chinese nationalism, the current Chinese government under Xi Jinping purports to return to Marxist fundamentals rather than destabilizing western influences... Read More
EnglishLaborSeptember 2018Social Movements1 Comment 06 min read

Tsai Administration Carries Out Politically-Motivated Use Of Capital Punishment

Brian Hioe
Make no mistake: The execution of a 39-year-old man in Kaohsiung last Friday is a political killing. In all probability, the Tsai administration went ahead with the execution as a way to score political points for the DPP in the lead-up to 2018 local elections and in order to counter criticisms that it has been lax on violent crime... Read More
EnglishSeptember 2018Social MovementsYouth Movements1 Comment 06 min read