Gender/Sexuality

Mobilizing Crisis, Material Inequality, and Ideological Splits

Wen Liu
On November 24, five of the national referendum results show overwhelming opposition against the legalization of same-sex marriage and a gender equality education in grade school that would include LGBTQ issues. While there are many questions that remain to be answered through a more detailed analysis of the voting data, we are here writing as activists to reflect on the movement and offering some observations and directions on how we may want to move forward from here...
#22EnglishGender/SexualityNovember 2018Social Movements10 min read

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

Brian Hioe
What emerges from a televised debate held on November 15th between New Power Party (NPP) chair Huang Kuo-chang and Tseng Pin-chieh, a professor at the College of Law at National Chung Cheng University, should be highly concerning to supporters of marriage equality in Taiwan. Namely, Tseng’s comments in the debate are highly indicative of what the aims of anti-gay groups in Taiwan are in their referendum against marriage equality, what their current strategy is, and what their endgame likely is...
#22EnglishGender/SexualityNovember 2018Social Movements12 min read

Tens Of Thousands Demonstrate In Support Of Gay Marriage In Taipei

Brian Hioe
A reported 100,000 people attended a rally on Ketagalan Boulevard in support of LGBTQ rights today, with a nationwide referendum on marriage equality and LGBTQ-friendly education scheduled to take place next Saturday. Featuring musical performances and speeches and closing with a performance by heavy metal band Chthonic, fronted by New Power Party legislator Freddy Lim, that the rally would be so large was a surprise to most...
#22EnglishGender/SexualityNovember 2018Social Movements7 min read

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...
EnglishGender/SexualityOctober 2018Social Movements5 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...
EnglishGender/SexualityOctober 2018Social Movements9 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...
EnglishGender/SexualityOctober 2018Social Movements5 min read