Jun 28, 2020
A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:
On June 28, 2020, Taiwan Pride Parade for the World will be held in Taipei at 3pm to celebrate Pride Month and the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots. While in-person Pride events have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it will likely be one of the few if only in-person Pride events to be held in the world during Pride Month. I spoke with the organizer of Taiwan Pride Parade for the World, Darien Chen about what motivated him to organize the event.
Darien also told me about how he participated in Mr. Gay World as Mr. Gay Taiwan and how he hopes that the parade will give people around the world hope and keep the torch and spirit of Pride alive.
Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:
Related Links:
Taiwan Pride Parade for the World Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/277051990005355/
A Live stream of the event (Taiwan Pride Parade for the World) will be available on the Taiwan Pride Parade for the World Facebook event page or on Cookie the Drag Queen’s YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2Vr2VW6
Here’s where you can watch Global Pride 2020: https://www.globalpride2020.org/watch/
GLOBAL PRIDE 2020: COVID-19 relief PERFORMANCES WITH TODRICK HALL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HhzcnTFfjE
Mr. Gay World: https://mrgayworld.com/
Anastasia Lin, Miss World Canada 2016: http://www.anastasialin.com/bio
A Taipei Times article about NTU’s (National Taiwan University) student club GayChat: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2015/09/27/2003628678