Gay Taiwan: Asia's bt statn for LGBTQ+ travelers

Contents:

• WELE TO GAY TAIPEI 2021
• GAY TAIWAN: ASIA’S BT STATN FOR LGBTQ+ TRAVELERS
• WHY GAY-IENDLY TAIWAN IS A CREATIVE HAVEN FOR LGBTQ ART
• GAY TAIWAN TRAVEL GUI
• GAY TAIPEI · MID-RANGE + BUDGET HOTELS
• HOW TO ATTEND THE WORLD’S BT GAY PRI
• BEG GAY TAIWAN
• DWIGHT HOWARD SUED BY MAN CLAIMG NBA STAR FORCED HIM TO HAVE GAY THREOME

WELE TO GAY TAIPEI 2021

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.

GAY TAIWAN: ASIA’S BT STATN FOR LGBTQ+ TRAVELERS

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. 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. 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). On the extremely budget-iendly si (thk a step above hostel), the Songshan district’s G’s Gay Hotel is billed as Taiwan’s first men-only, gay boutique property and is loted a short walk om the Raohe Night Market.

WHY GAY-IENDLY TAIWAN IS A CREATIVE HAVEN FOR LGBTQ ART

Towg the le between bar and supper club, Abrazo is one of Taipei’s most popular spots wh the young gay crowd—and shows on weekends.

This zy ltle gay fé is the cuter face of Taipei’s queer scene—art hangg on the walls, idle ts loungg on the bar, and a younger llege-kid crowd. The Rabb Temple, or Wei-Mg Tang (威明堂) Che, is dited to Tu’er Shen, the long-eared Taoist god of homosexualy. Sce opened 2006, ’s drawn an almost exclively gay ngregatn, most of whom e to beach the heavens for a lover.

Triangle is not exclively a gay venue and do a number of themed nights and parti five nights a week, om KTV to llege parti. From the typil tourist attractns of night markets, templ and hot sprgs to the sophistited hotel, rtrant and fe scene, the cy is emergg as one of the most gay iendly and welg statns Asia.

GAY TAIWAN TRAVEL GUI

Workplace discrimatn based on Sexual orientatn is banned and the annual gay pri attracts more than 50,000 people each year.

GAY TAIPEI · MID-RANGE + BUDGET HOTELS

Add a cisg gay beach, gay hot sprgs, circu parti and the hot and mcled native Taiwane guys and you are set for a holiday to remember. Taipei’s ma gay scene is centered around the Red Hoe entertament plex and Ximan, a verable gay village full of bars wh large outdoor terrac. The ma gay scene is centered around the Red Hoe entertament plex and Ximan, however there are many other gay venu dotted around the cy, most notably the Jhongshan area jt north of Ximen, Zhongshan Dunhua and Taipei Cy Hall to the east.

The cy has all the gredients for a perfect gay pe, tropil weather, superb cuise, great shoppg and sexy lols. Most of the gay scene is spread along the trans l of The Red Hoe entertament district Ximen, the Zhongshan area to the north and Zhongshan Dunhua to the east of the cy.

HOW TO ATTEND THE WORLD’S BT GAY PRI

The W Hotel is at the centre of gay life wh several pool parti and themed nights takg place durg key events such as pri and New years. Gay visors tend to stay wh the central districts around Ximendg where you will fd lots of fortable budget and 4 star hotel optns.

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You’ll fd many gay bars at the square behd The Red Hoe, and the area of ShiDa night market is the go-to place for lbians.

The bate over same-sex marriage has been gog on sce 2003 when the executive branch of the ernment started to prepare legislatn to allow gay marriage. Meanwhile, the movement support of gay marriage was growg Taiwan wh publicy events like the biggt same-sex weddg party ever 2011.

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The panel of judg gave the ernment 2 years to legalize same-sex marriage, which would make the first untry Asia to legalise gay marriage. The good news is, acrdg to a 2016 study, tolerance towards homosexualy Taiwan creased 132% between 1995 and 2012 and Taiwan’s reputatn as the most gay-iendly untry Asia is certaly more than jtified by this and s thrivg gay muny.

However another study showed that Taiwane people were ls likely to be tolerant of gay members of their own fay wh 38. This shows that there are still some graed prejudic and a certa amount of misunrstandgs about the gay muny – sadly somethg reflected the 2018 referendum rult. Although there are challeng for LGBT cizens, gay travellers to the untry n feel nfint that they’ll fd a warm wele, some great gay nights out and the biggt gay scene all of Asia.

It’s been this way for years, to be hont, but only recently has bee an ternatnal LGBT travel statn and gay travellers should feel enuraged to vis and lend support. Visors will notice a relatively high number of gay upl out and about, perhaps even gettg a ltle close a bar, but ’s worth highlightg here that general public displays of affectn are not big Taiwan.