“Taiwan has done a fantastic job at both equality and pandemic control,” said Chen Wei-chun, a 32-year-old bank employee who joined the march with a rainbow mask on. Taiwan last year became the first place in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage. Last week, two women became the first Taiwanese military officers to marry their same-sex partners at a military wedding, marking another landmark for LGBTQ+ rights in Asia. President Tsai Ing-wen, who came under criticism from some religious groups this week after calling people to join the Pride march, echoed the support for equality on Saturday. “Today’s key words are love, tolerance and a better Taiwan,” she wrote on Facebook with a rainbow flag.

Source: Standard Digital November 03, 2020 06:11 UTC