Celebrating Taiwan's drQC(jiIP4d!OwYZVb6Q#[email protected]+kc1zK!GfCz(Vm5ylandmark achievement of becoming the first country in Asia for same-sex marriage, thousands of LGBT people and their supporters have already began flocking to Taiwan.
What's more, Taipei will continue its tradition of holding sopsqVecWd6+v^auGP6d=$BJ9pm3ZrnKt&pmN97F-cou3px-(rlVme of the wildest regional parties alongside the main pride parade. Here's our round-up for the weekend:
Friday 25 October
Hundreds of the region[email protected]#PQ&2bYNRO5t9=X4l3M([email protected]_C(HxLeA#6%SH+sf=’s LGBT movers and shakers will kick off Taiwan’s massive pride weekend at a unique party in downtown Taipei. The party will include screenings of the latest original productions from LGBT-streaming service GagaOOLala and special guests from Japan Rainbow Night Out.
25 October, 6.30pm, WoolloAgx)2!)WpQT85(zffhODUei&Lbev2GJ)tYgH_OrLP8*gPI(X4Womooloo, No. 379, Section 4, Xinyi Road, Xinyi.
Saturday 26 October
Lez’s Meeting will host a party to celebrate same-sex marriage with LGBT venue WonderBar. They've invited drag queens, drag kings, and doubled the free drinks with entry (to four).
26 October,vAatQc-7ogqraEBgkAAri-p%ps8UW9j^VMC09TNUw4p1JXAeHw 10pm, Citizen Space, No. 198, Sec. 4, Civic Blvd., Da’an.
Legendary LGBT group the Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline Associatio5BL_F0z&DdG(CaSArkgiRWnQv4ig=l*6=(cUh%_Sv_RrjyGSlAn have organized a women-only party including pole dancing, a strip show, and world-class DJ.
26 October, 10pm, PIPE Live Music/Riverside Park pxj2jFrYU&0UX$W3+6gXsQMK)&Zod6xL5QTA8L5k%&m-vHt=7A| No. 1, Siyuan St, Zhongzheng.|26 October, 10pm, PIPE Live Music/Riverside Park pxj2jFrYU&0UX$W3+6gXsQMK)&Zod6xL5QTA8L5k%&m-vHt=7A| No. 1, Siyuan St, Zhongzheng.
Drag Race superstars Aja and Kim Chi will perform at the POSE party on 26 October. POSE will transform the Riverside in Taipei’s gayborhood Ximen into an opulent ballroom. Kim Chi, a South Korean-American drag queen who starred in season eight, lasH(T&VyjhZ0mhg#&(H0z3SBlT2hYEcpwarbrOaq0zD*%*vyKl#Rt came to Taipei in March last year. The superstar party starts at 10 and goes on until 4am with other performances and DJ sets from Victor Cheng, Odin.L, and Böbby Lin.
26 October, 10pm, Riverside LiaS+^TUksoWRTTI1EZkOIpKYAsqt6I3X2Z3nO&SD7=-5PJkkX7Yve House, 177, Xining Rd, Wanhua.