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19 Feb 2014

Lesbian magazine editor expresses sexuality at Taiwan’s legislative building, encourages celebrities to do the same

 

Wang Ann-Jiun and other gay rights supporters met with the Legislative Yuan President yesterday to seek help in updating the country’s Civil Code to ensure marriage equality.
Wang Ann-Jiun is editor-in-chief of LEZS, a lesbian lifestyle magazine based in Taiwan. At the meeting Wang expressed, in front of the President, “I was born a lesbian, and in the days ahead, I will always stand up for gay rights and I will keep striving” 
Wang had been praising Ellen Page’s revelations last week and said that “It is even more necessary for gay celebrities to be brave and come out of the closet.” She noted that although Taiwan is fairly accepting in terms of sexuality, they rarely see openly out public figures.
Yesterday, the group of activists spanned the political spectrum. LGBT campaigners have been increasingly exerting pressure on the Ma Ying-jieou administration. On Valentine's Day, they raised rainbow-colored Republic of China flags outside the Presidential Palace before holding a kiss-in in front of the Ministry of Justice.
Although Taiwan’s gay marriage and family bill passed its first reading in parliament late last year, but it still has to pass twice more. At the meeting, Legislative Yuan President Wang Jin-pyng said that he understood and respected their demand, but stopped short of showing any real support.

Wang Ann-Jiun and other gay rights supporters met with the Legislative Yuan President yesterday to seek help in updating the country’s Civil Code to ensure marriage equality.

Wang Ann-Jiun is editor-in-chief of LEZS, a lesbian lifestyle magazine based in Taiwan. At the meeting Wang expressed, in front of the President, “I was born a lesbian, and in the days ahead, I will always stand up for gay rights and I will keep striving” 

Wang had been praising Ellen Page’s revelations last week and said that “It is even more necessary for gay celebrities to be brave and come out of the closet.” She noted that although Taiwan is fairly accepting in terms of sexuality, they rarely see openly out public figures.

Yesterday, the group of activists spanned the political spectrum. LGBT campaigners have been increasingly exerting pressure on the Ma Ying-jieou administration. On Valentine's Day, they raised rainbow-colored Republic of China flags outside the Presidential Palace before holding a kiss-in in front of the Ministry of Justice.

Although Taiwan’s gay marriage and family bill passed its first reading in parliament late last year, but it still has to pass twice more. At the meeting, Legislative Yuan President Wang Jin-pyng said that he understood and respected their demand, but stopped short of showing any real support.

 

Reader's Comments

1. 2014-02-19 23:30  
I wish LGBT people in Taiwan all the best. I am sure it is worth fighting for your freedom.
Comment #2 was deleted by its author on 2014-02-20 00:14
3. 2014-02-20 13:02  
1. You must see how Religions make Invasion by legalize anything as they want and illegalize anything as they do not want
2. If People found mistake in Verses and they do not know how to answer, They would make another interpretation to fix with current issues.
3. So, Gay/LGBT just political victims because The aim if a country is to save all people, not to save Religion/Hollybok/prophet
We are situated to fight each other without love by Hollybook to satisfy Hollybook Author/ Prophet Descendant
4. They discriminate 1st minority,
5. After 1st Minority wiped out, They created another 2nd minority
6. After 2nd minority wiped out, they will create another 3rd minority
7. And so On. Till only Prophet descendants will be alive.
8. But we all gay/LGBT or straight are not Prophets descendant at all.
9. Even, We are not Adam and Eve Descendant .
so, we are all will get turn to be discriminate
10. Even, some of US who get paid (money, position,etc) to discriminate US, will also get discrimination because we are all not prophets descendants
Comment edited on 2014-02-20 13:03:35
4. 2014-02-21 12:41  
I wish LGBT groups have so many future in the world. :D

我希望LGBT的群體能夠在這個世界上有更多的希望。 :D
Comment #5 was deleted by its author on 2014-02-21 12:44
6. 2014-02-23 14:11  
I believe Taiwan will be leading other Asian countries and making history by further promoting and fighting for LGBT rights, in equality gay marriage and child adoption.
Bravo to all LGBT activists in Taiwan for their endless efforts and immortal 'rainbow spirit'.
Comment #7 was deleted by its author on 2014-02-26 17:11
8. 2014-02-26 17:10  
Bottom4used what were you smoking when you wrote that.. Lay off the drugs. its been a uphill battle and still goes on.

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