Taiwan’s 70s Gay Subculture and Authoritarian Rule: Crystal Boys
In 2014, we spoke to Pai Hsien-yung, the author of Crystal Boys, a novel about a gay high school student in 1970s Taiwan, the gay subculture, and his father, an old soldier.
Marriage Equality, Innovation, Taiwan and Trump: Conversation with Jennifer Lu and Miao Poya
We talk to Jennifer Lu and Miao Poya, LGBT activists and Social Democratic Party legislator candidates, about Marriage Equality, Innovation, Social Democracy and Trump.
Taiwan’s Constitutional Court Says Yes to Marriage Equality
5 months after the the draft bill on marriage equality passed the first hurdle in Taiwan’s legislature, Taiwan’s Council of Grand Justices handed down a ruling today, determining that it is unconstitutional to ban same-sex marriage. The decision paves the...
Taiwan’s Long Road to Same Sex Marriage
On the eve of Taiwan’s historic marriage equality court decision, we interview activists to get their thoughts on the road thus far.
A Delicate Balancing Act: President Tsai’s First Year
Sandwiched between these two clashing generations, Tsai is standing at a dividing line between Taiwan’s past and future, trying to carefully manage the conflicting values in her first year of presidency.