The scandal which has followed on the feet of bestselling author Lin Yi-Han’s suicide after a bout of depression resulting from her rape by a cram school teacher nine years ago has, unfortunately, in many cases been revealing of the depths of entrenched sexism and misogyny in much of Taiwanese society. But much commentary has still largely missed the point in how to address the larger social issues at stake...
Indigenous occupiers continue their occupation on Ketagalan Boulevard, despite facing increasing harassment from the police. The occupation has lasted for over eighty days as of yesterday...
Allegations of sexual assault and sexual harassment within the Taoyuan Confederation of Trade Unions have been divisive of Taiwanese labor organizers in past weeks...
The suicide of bestselling author Lin Yi-Han has provoked no shortage of editorializing and public discussion in Taiwan, seeing as Lin's suicide is attributed to depression over a sexual assault incident which occurred nine years ago in a cram school, the perpetrator being a teacher at the cram school. Lin’s bestselling novel, which was autobiographical in nature, detailed the incident...
Angry reactions have broken out from the indigenous community and their allies after police attempted to remove the current occupation on Ketagalan Boulevard in front of the presidential office demonstrating against the failure of the Tsai administration to restore traditional lands...
New Bloom presents the third installment of our podcast, Radio New Bloom! Our interview guest for this installment is Jennifer Lu, who is one of the leading figures of the marriage equality movement in Taiwan and currently a research fellow at the Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline Association...
The recent turn of groups previously protesting against marriage equality to demonstrating against drugs illustrates the reactionary underpinnings to their thought in attempting to depict gays as drug users. In this way, such groups are very likely hoping to tap into the sharply ingrained taboo against drugs in Taiwanese society...