The Taiwan LGBT Pride marched through the streets of Taipei on Saturday (31 October) – marking its 18th year. It’s the biggest Pride to be held since the coronavirus pandemic forced hundreds of major LGBT+ events to cancel around the world.
The organizers estimated 130,000 showed up – despite rules which kept out foreign visitors. They took their theme this year from a Chinese proverb.
It translates as ‘to support and help others fulfill their cherished dreams’ but also means ‘adulthood beauty’ – a nod to the event’s age.
Pride spokesperson Shao Li-yi said the theme embraced the many kinds of body-positive beauty. Society should embrace them all, whether short, tall, overweight, slim, masuline or feminine, Shao said.