Around 100 members of Taipei’s LGBTQ+ community protested over the weekend after police raided a gay bar and detained its customers, a highly unusual move given that Taiwan prides itself on its liberal image and legal support for sexual minorities.
Taiwan legalised same-sex marriage in 2019 in a first for Asia and is normally a bastion of tolerance in a region where LGBTQ+ rights are often either suppressed or outlawed.
Taipei holds its main Pride event later in October, the largest in East Asia.
Gay bar raid tests Taipei’s queer-friendly image ahead of Pride parade
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