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byBrianHioe[1]語言:English[2]PhotoCredit:BrianHioeMORETHAN200,000participatedinthisyear’sTaiwanLGBTPridetoday,accordingtoorganizers.Thismakestoday’smarch—the17thiterationoftheannualprideparade—thelargesteverinthehistoryoftheevent.Lastyear’sprideparadedrew130,000,meaningthatattendancehasnearlydoubledbetweenthisyearandlastyear.Photocredit:BrianHioeWithmanyinternationalvisitors,thelargeturnouttodaywasinpartduetoTaiwanmakinghistoryearlierthisyearasthefirstcountryinAsiatolegalizegaymarriage.[3]Wh...
by Brian Hioe[1] 語言:English[2]Photo Credit: Brian HioeMORE THAN 200,000 participated in this year’s Taiwan LGBT Pride today, according to organizers. This makes today’s march—the 17th iteration of the annual pride parade—the largest ever in the history of the event. Last year’s pride parade drew 130,000, meaning that attendance has nearly doubled between this year and last year.
Photo credit: Brian HioeWith many international visitors, the large turnout today was in part due to Taiwan making history earlier this year as the first country in Asia to legalize gay marriage.[3] While international visitors came from a number of countries, contingents from geographically close Asian countries or territories, such as Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, and South Korea, were particularly visible.
The Taiwanese government promoted the event with signs welcoming visitors to the pride parade in Taoyuan International Airport,[4] advertisements for the ev...