How a rabb god beme an in for Taiwan’s gay muny | LGBTQ+ rights | The Guardian

Contents:

• GAY TAIPEI
• HOW A RABB GOD BEME AN IN FOR TAIWAN’S GAY MUNY
• GAY WATER, A NEW NNED CKTAIL, WANTS TO BE THE ANTI-BUD LIGHT
• ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL

GAY TAIPEI

Venture to the cy's lively Ximen and Zhongshan districts, where a variety of gay-iendly venu awa. Loted the heart of Taipei, the Ximen and Zhongshan districts stand out as the cy's unofficial gay havens.

Taiwan is nsired to be the most gay-iendly untry Asia, and Taipei is, unsurprisgly, a fantastic gay travel statn.

HOW A RABB GOD BEME AN IN FOR TAIWAN’S GAY MUNY

Taipei be the gayt place Asia every fall, when Taiwan LGBT Pri draws visors om all across the ntent and beyond to take to the streets for a march, which breaks to three distct, snakg rout. Polilly, Taipei has been notably progrsive over the past uple of s: Ma Yg-jeou, Taipei’s ex-Mayor and, later, Taiwan’s Print, was famoly pro-gay and alloted funds to LGBTQ events. One of the most obv ditors of Taipei’s openns, and a pulsory stop for any LGBTQ visor, is Red Hoe, a multi-level plex of door and outdoor gay bars, clubs, and clothg and accsory shops loted jt a block or so om the Ximen MRT statn.

After takg the “big” tourist sights—the shops and observatn ck at skyscraper Taipei 101, The Natnal Palace Mm, Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, and one of Taipei's many amazg night markets (the sprawlg Shil is a first timer's mt-do)—head directly to G G, a gay, everythg store the Zhongzheng district. Datong district’s tucked away, gay-owned Wild Flower Bookstore is chock full of lolly ma, small prs photo books, graphic novels, quirky arts publitns, and artwork. What began as a sgle gay waterg hole lled Bear Café 2006 blossomed to the fully-fledged gay plex Red Hoe.

GAY WATER, A NEW NNED CKTAIL, WANTS TO BE THE ANTI-BUD LIGHT

For even more gay bar listgs, cludg tails on recent closur, chang management, and opengs, check GayTaipei4U. Hands down, the chic W Taipei is the cy’s gayt 5-star property, and hosts special Pri Week events like a LOVE is LOVE weddg fair, an LGBTQ speed datg mixer for sgl age 25-45 (registratn required), and an open-to-the-public Rabow Market.

ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL

All year-round, one n activate gay social apps at the W and see that the immediate area is absolutely packed wh gay visors and lols, some of whom n be found loungg W’s WOOBAR, s outdoor pool, and 31st floor Yen rtrant and bar (try the tea-based cktails).