In 2017 I interviewed Professor Wen Liu about the historic news of May 24, 2017, that Taiwan’s Constitutional Court had ruled that marriage is not strictly defined as being between a man and a woman. This paved the way for same sex marriage to be legalized in Taiwan in 2019. Since the Stonewall uprising, which began on June 28, 1969, led to the international gay rights movement, June has become recognized as worldwide Pride month. In recognition of Pride month, I’d like to re-share my interview with gender studies Professor Wen Liu.

Here’s a link to the original post of this interview: https://staging.talkingtaiwan.com/gender-studies-professor-wen-liu-talking-taiwan-ep-58/

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

• The May 24th ruling by the Constitutional Court in Taiwan that same-sex marriage could be legalized
• Mr. Chi Chia-wei who’s lawsuit led to the May 24th ruling
• The history of the same-sex marriage battle and family law in Taiwan
• Major turning points in Taiwan’s LGBTQ movement
• The history behind Taiwan’s gay pride parade
• How Taiwan compares to other Asian countries on LGBTQ issues
• The next steps after the May 24th ruling
• The marriage equality bill, civil partnership bill, multiple family bill
• Other work that needs to be done in Taiwan for the LGBTQ community

Related Links:

Wen Liu’s writings on New Bloom Magazine: http://newbloommag.net/author/wen-liu/

An article about the LGBTQ movement in Taiwan: https://outreachfortaiwan.org/taiwan-101/social-movements/lgbtq-movement-in-taiwan/

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On June 28, 2020, Taiwan Pride Parade for the World will be held in Taipei at 3pm to celebrate Pride Month and the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots. While in-person Pride events have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it will likely be one of the few if only in-person Pride events to be held in the world during Pride Month. I spoke with the organizer of Taiwan Pride Parade for the World, Darien Chen about what motivated him to organize the event.

Darien also told me about how he participated in Mr. Gay World as Mr. Gay Taiwan and how he hopes that the parade will give people around the world hope and keep the torch and spirit of Pride alive.

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

• How Darien competed as the first Mr. Gay Taiwan at Mr. Gay World
• His involvement in the first Gay Pride Parade in Taiwan
• His involvement with the NTU (National Taiwan University) gay student club GayChat
• What motivated Darien to organize Taiwan Pride Parade for the World
• The challenges and obstacles he faced in trying to organize the event
• How Taiwan will be the only place in the world that will be able to host a live in-person Gay Pride Parade in June (worldwide Pride Month), on the anniversary of the June 28, 1969 Stonewall riots
• That there are several Pride parades/events organized at the local level in Taiwan’s various counties
• Activities planned on the day of the event
• If there will be a live stream of the event
• Darien’s co-organizer Mamasan drag queen Magnolia La Manga
• How this rally will compare to the annual Gay Pride Parade that takes place in Taiwan in October
• What the annual Gay Pride Parade that takes place in Taiwan in October is like and how it compares to the Gay Pride March in New York and other major cities
• Taiwan Pride Parade for the World marks the 50th anniversary of first Gay Pride Parade that was held in Chicago, Illinois on June 27, 1970

Related Links:

Taiwan Pride Parade for the World Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/277051990005355/

A Live stream of the event (Taiwan Pride Parade for the World) will be available on the Taiwan Pride Parade for the World Facebook event page or on Cookie the Drag Queen’s YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2Vr2VW6

Here’s where you can watch Global Pride 2020: https://www.globalpride2020.org/watch/

GLOBAL PRIDE 2020: COVID-19 relief PERFORMANCES WITH TODRICK HALL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HhzcnTFfjE

Mr. Gay World: https://mrgayworld.com/

Anastasia Lin, Miss World Canada 2016: http://www.anastasialin.com/bio

A Taipei Times article about NTU’s (National Taiwan University) student club GayChat: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2015/09/27/2003628678

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When I heard the historic news of May 24th, that Taiwan’s Constitutional Court had ruled that marriage is not strictly defined as being between a man and a woman, it was exciting to know that Taiwan was poised to be the first country in Asia to legalize gay marriage. Even though I’ve been involved with the Taiwan float in the New York Gay Pride Parade twice before this year’s event, I realize that I still have a lot more to learn about the LGBTQ movement and community in New York and Taiwan.

In fact, just last year I attended an orientation session for floats participating in the New York Gay Pride Parade. There I learned that the official name of the event is actually the New York Pride March. Why a march and not a parade? The organizers of New York Pride explained that the term march is a reminder of the origins of the first Gay Pride March in New York, which rose out of the riots that erupted in reaction to the unjust police raids of the Stonewall bar.

As for Taiwan’s Gay Pride Parade, it’s the largest one in Asia. But beyond that, and up until the May 24th Constitutional Court ruling, what’s happened in the gay rights movement in Taiwan?

I thought this would be the perfect time to cover this topic on the Talking Taiwan podcast.I wanted to interview someone about the gay rights movement in Taiwan. That led me to Wen Liu, gender studies professor at SUNY Albany and my interview with her.

I am so pleased to have Wen on as a guest to talk about the LGBTQ movement and the recent ruling in Taiwan on same-sex marriage. What listeners don’t know is that Wen did the interview with me from Taiwan, even though she is usually based in New York. I really appreciate her taking the time out of her schedule to do this interview with me.

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

• The May 24th ruling by the Constitutional Court in Taiwan that same-sex marriage could be legalized
• Mr. Chi Chia-wei who’s lawsuit led to the May 24th ruling
• The history of the same-sex marriage battle and family law in Taiwan
• Major turning points in Taiwan’s LGBTQ movement
• The history behind Taiwan’s gay pride parade
• How Taiwan compares to other Asian countries on LGBTQ issues
• The next steps after the May 24th ruling
• The marriage equality bill, civil partnership bill, multiple family bill
• Other work that needs to be done in Taiwan for the LGBTQ community

Related Links:

Wen Liu’s writings on New Bloom Magazine: http://newbloommag.net/author/wen-liu/

An article about the LGBTQ movement in Taiwan: https://outreachfortaiwan.org/taiwan-101/social-movements/lgbtq-movement-in-taiwan/

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