The animosity between the Equality Bees and the Family Guardian Coalition has worsened since the passing of the marriage equality bill. The supporters of the bill cannot accept the opposers’ views, and the latter seem unwilling to respect LGBT rights. In the end, what are they fighting for? As the struggle continues, the cause is starting to take a toll on everyone’s life and morals. The only solution left is to go back to a time when we did not label each other, a time when we can all finally calm and sit down and listen to each other’s views. In the first episode of “Queer Taiwan,” the hosts interview representatives from both sides, including the founder of the Equality Bees Fan Gan-hao, the pro-equality activist Lin Yu-ting, the pro-LGBTQIA-rights reverend Chen Si-hao, the anti-LGBTQIA reverend Zhao Pei-feng, who has often confronted with the Equality Bees in public, the young representative of the Taiwan Family Union Chien Mong-hsuan, and Jovi, who already has her own lesbian family and a child. Straight families were also invited to share their points of view.
There are men who have jumped out of their gender boundaries and embraced “drag” all over Taiwan. But every drag queen sees this art differently: some are proud of being drag queens, some see drag shows as a profession and, then, there is a group of youngsters who do not want to be categorized.
“Hand Angels” was founded four years ago. Their arrival was a wake-up call making people start paying attention to the sexual needs of disabled people. More importantly, these “angels” have been long-awaited within the disability communities since their arrival could convey a deeper understanding...
How hard is it to start a family? Whether it is a gay or straight family, people go to great lengths to achieve their dream. The appearance of surrogacy in Taiwan was supposed to be a turning point for gay couples. However, the surrogate is still illegal in Taiwan and in most parts of Asia.
