Wrten by Queer the World. 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.
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WHY GAY-IENDLY TAIWAN IS A CREATIVE HAVEN FOR LGBTQ ART
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More than 4, 000 gay upl have sce taken advantage of the landmark legislatn. All this n help the gay muny, which foc on different issu, to thrive. Beyond the legal rights of exprsn enshred s nstutn, Taiwan ranked 34th the world (and 2nd Asia, after Thailand) a gay happs x based on the experienc of 115, 000 men om around the world.
And 2017, jt months after Taiwan’s nstutnal urt paved the way for the marriage law by clarg same-sex marriage a legal right, the gay art scene was afford rare mastream attentn wh the exhibn “Spectrosynthis – Asian LGBTQ Issu and Art Now. For Su’s generatn, however, the gay art scene has long been flourishg.
One of his most recent projects saw Su film unrealized scen om “The Glamoro Boys of Tang, ” a homoerotic fantasy movie featurg i, killgs and an exorcism, that was released whout parts of the origal screenplay, as Su believ they were emed appropriate nservative 1980s Taiwan. It was this that saw the openg of LGBTQ-iendly venu like IT Park and the G G Bookstore, which has hoed a gallery space Taipei for more than 20 years, alongsi an explosn gay lerature, nightlife and amic disurse.
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But while gay artists were ee to practice their art, nservative attus persisted. So-lled nversn therapy, a psdoscience that attempts to “treat” homosexualy, remaed prevalent ( was only formally banned 2018). Organizers of a 2003 exhibn of works ma by gay artists durg nsensual art therapy even felt necsary to clarify the show’s not: “This exhibn is not to show LGBT people need to be cured.
“It’s tratg that even your parents n’t see your value, or tell others that their son is gay. At the other end of the spectm, homosexualy remas a punishable crime parts of Southeast Asia, cludg Malaysia, Bnei and some areas of Indonia.