On October 31, Taiwan's 24th gay pride parade will be held in Taipei, with organizers estimating participation will exceed 150,000. This will be the first parade since Taipei police raided the Ximending gay bar "Commander D" earlier this month and detained 52 people whose personal information was copied. Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an, seeking reelection, appeared to apologize following a televised debate and faced mass protests. The Taiwan Rainbow Civil Association (Taiwan Pride), the parade organizer, previously issued a statement bluntly stating that the pride parade "is not a treat" and demanding that the city government explain the law enforcement and excessive institutional responsibility. On the team, 31-year-old lead visual designer Hu Di, wearing clown makeup and handcuffs, held a sign to record past police crackouts on Changde Street in 1997 and the Taichung Guild Hall in 2025. Vino, a 43-year-old legal worker who was present on the night of the forceful search, recalled the images of the personal photography, photographed the target of the police's personal photography data, and the other side only replied "I don't know." For the community, the public authorities' raid is not only an inspection, but also directly triggers the collective trauma of the deprivation of safe space at any time. Years after the legalization of same-sex marriage, official polls show that society's tolerance for sexual diversity is still declining. Returning to the streets has become a collective expression of resistance to systemic deterioration; although public intervention has caused unrest, as Hu Di said: "Discrimination will not disappear, we can only reduce it." Click the link to read the full text

On October 31, Taiwan's 24th gay pride parade will be held in Taipei, with organizers estimating participation will exceed 150,000. This will be the first parade since Taipei police raided the Ximending gay bar "Commander D" earlier this month and detained 52 people whose personal information was copied. Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an, seeking reelection, appeared to apologize following a televised debate and faced mass protests. The Taiwan Rainbow Civil Association (Taiwan Pride), the parade organizer, previously issued a statement bluntly stating that the pride parade "is not a treat" and demanding that the city government explain the law enforcement and excessive institutional responsibility. On the team, 31-year-old lead visual designer Hu Di, wearing clown makeup and handcuffs, held a sign to record past police crackouts on Changde Street in 1997 and the Taichung Guild Hall in 2025. Vino, a 43-year-old legal worker who was present on the night of the forceful search, recalled the images of the personal photography, photographed the target of the police's personal photography data, and the other side only replied "I don't know." For the community, the public authorities' raid is not only an inspection, but also directly triggers the collective trauma of the deprivation of safe space at any time. Years after the legalization of same-sex marriage, official polls show that society's tolerance for sexual diversity is still declining. Returning to the streets has become a collective expression of resistance to systemic deterioration; although public intervention has caused unrest, as Hu Di said: "Discrimination will not disappear, we can only reduce it." Click the link to read the full text