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# Taiwan holds largest Pride parade since coronavirus outbreak
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/taiwan-holds-largest-pride-parade-since-coronavirus-outbreak/
- Published: 2020-11-01T10:10:47.000Z
- Updated: 2020-11-01T08:46:10.000Z
- Description: Taiwan, East Asia, saw over 130,000 celebrate on the streets of the capital, Taipei, in the largest LGBTQ+ Pride parade since the coronavirus pandemic began.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Pride, Queer Corner, Coronavirus (Covid-19), East Asia, LGBTQ, Taiwan

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**Taiwan**, East Asia, saw over 130,000 celebrate on the streets of the capital, **Taipei**, in the largest LGBTQ+ Pride parade since the coronavirus pandemic began. According to local news source [**Nikkei Asia**](https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Society/Taiwan-Pride-parade-celebrates-LGBT-rights-and-COVID-19-response?ref=scenemag.co.uk), the island combatted the Covid-19 crisis through strict travel restrictions and contact tracing, and has now gone over 200 days without a local transmission of the virus. The island also avoided any major restrictions on daily life and many were seen wearing rainbow face masks at the parade in celebration of LGBTQ+ equality and the country’s handling of the pandemic.

Taiwan is also renowned as being one of the leading Asian countries for LGBTQ+ rights after it was the first to legalise same-sex marriage last year. Over 4,000 LGBTQ+ couples have wed since then. **Jennifer Lu**, director of the **Taiwan Equality Campaign**, thanked the government for its efficient Covid-19 response, saying: *“It is because of them we can have this parade”,* and adding *“I am very proud of our people, of our civil society.”*

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The day also saw the[ first](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/same-sex-marriage-taiwan-military-asia-lesbian-couples-b1446923.html?ref=scenemag.co.uk) two same-sex military weddings in Taiwan in another historic celebration of LGBTQ+ equality. Openly lesbian **Chen Ying-hsuan**, 27, an army lieutenant who married **Li Li-chen**, said: *“We are hoping that more LGBTQ+ people in the military can bravely stand up, because our military is very open-minded. In matters of love, everyone will be treated equally.”*