Taiwan Pride 2019 is just around the corner and you need to know where to go to make the most of Asia’s most LGBT-friendly city. BeloXq)GK#QXNNGPq5S8UGh2dp=F3xWE3Init)^_+lXQlO2NfVO4_*w are of the best cafes, bars, and clubs to meet and mingle with people like us in this fantastic city.

Taboo

Taipei’s best-known lesbian nightclub, Taboo, is popular throughout the weekend and on W3mCNgfIIpB(hugd$#unhDP$0&poY-It6gv_k#dLbCfdX*RcA-Fednesdays. It regularly hosts internationally-renowned DJs and themed nights.

No. 90, Section 2, Jianguo North Road, Zhongshan.

Love Boat

This shop-meets-cafe is dedicated to Taiwan's lesbian community. It sells books, magazines, underwear and sex toys and often hosts interesting clhHvUA@5AYjl4S5oy6gBbVuatjghNA2RcKs$cL-TTuoOgTmNSNultural pop-up events.

No. 11, Lane 240, Section 3gT1s$VjX0B52LdFl+4%dm*ConnUXgD&h44cNC_3bv5AXH&nA0*, Luosifu Road, Zhongzheng.



Witch House

This über cool venue (t6KW1p9c7+%O02AQmicL=)38Q9a0)ifDYBe#W-N$a0W5(*pma(6he chairs are decorated with bras) serves delicious cocktails and holds regular jazz and other performance nights.

No. 7, Lane 56, Sec Three, XinSheng South Road.

Wonderbar

WETgbm@r1J2h0(y6ry^d!y@@eY2lxB246P%s%#cqjJGKuWD3_^Uonderbar is the venue of choice when ladies get a group together and want to go party. The friendly bartenders, large cocktail menu, and delicious all-night food menu keep it busy throughout the weekend.

No. 28, Lane 147, Section 1, Jilong Road, Xinyi.

Bacio 

This Da’an queer venue is a sophisticatec0V$4qVCwuKasz3uUQaT3ud1gL8d5ei*HyDwTftFF)V-&^YtLBd and intimate option to mingle with the LGBT community over a fine wine or custom-made cocktail.

NoyfYCcKqnS0Q&v-azQLzq4vMUjmsWjzr)i)A!_r)s2QzXK@@bj!. 11, Lane 160, Section 1, Dunhua South Road, Da’an.

H*ours Cafe

We all know LGBT Taiwanese are keen on animals. At H*ours, you can while away an afternoon sipping coffee, indulging in a heartyujich6gqLrzF^r)B410X4w4JSMj-A6FVD&52=-2f3zcuLwu_6k breakfast and playing with the resident cats and dogs. H*ours proudly hires HIV+ staff to combat discrimination.

No. 12, Alley 8, Lane 210, SectioSvK#E7KtvA)kEL2HYC#!Og53fR)S3PJWcGRE@GJ3Vz_JrJf#jon 3, Luosifu Road, Zhongzheng.

Gin Gin Bookstore

Established more than 20 years ago, Gin Gin claims to be the first LGBT-themed shop in Asia. These days, it still provides a ho&O024o5PHRNTS^UVq(u*G3WHtQSnXl#4EjWQiA8k7@mn1n+jvyst of LGBT novels, manga, movies and sex toys.

Alley 8, Lane 210, Section 3, Luosifue@rVX0gdG1#ihn7f99x)QOGx33_-fJUnUqQdunCsxte_pEXfc^ Road, Zhongzheng.

Yi-min lives alone with her son, as her husband works away from home. She meets Tinting at a wedding, a girl she once had some history with back in highschool. Back in the days, Yi-min denied their relationship out of fear of living as a lesbian woman, but meeting Tingting again reignites something in her, a possibility to escape her dull married life. Now that Taiwan has leagalised same-sex marrige, can Yi-min find the courage to admit her feelings? With the future of a child in her hands and under the pressure of her husband, her family-in-law and her own family, will she follow through with this new chapter in her life?