The 300-year Qing Dynasty in China provided the modern territorial base for China and kept extensive historical records of its main cultural regions. As with a lot of modern problems, colonialism is to blame here. Unfortunately, pre-modern information about non-heterosexual and non-gender-confirming people is hard to come by. So how did they get there? The gay history of Taipei might hold the answers. The city hosts the second largest gay pride in Asia (behind Tel Aviv, Israel), the country is becoming the first to legalize same-sex marriage, and the city’s gay district is the envy of East Asia.īut the road to LGBTI rights is never smooth. The Taiwanese capital is the epicenter of gay rights in the country. It’s undeniable: Taipei is one of the greatest LGBTI cities in the entire world. Richard Ammon | Octo| Taiwan | GlobalGayz Cruising grounds, police raids, and the biggest Pride in East Asia The modern gay history of Taipei, Asia’s most LGBTI-friendly city
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