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Original Title: Around 180,000 people marched in Taipei on Saturday for Asia’s largest Pride parade. Taiwan Pride took place months after adoption rights were extended to same-sex couples in the country, which is at the forefront of LGBTQ rights in Asia
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Around 180,000 people marked in Taipei on Saturday for Asia’s largest Pride parade.
Drag queens and go-go dancers were among the throngs of people celebrating the occasion on the streets of downtown Taipei.
Taiwan is home to a thriving LGBTQ community, and the event also attracted people from around the region and beyond.
“Under the umbrella of Taiwan’s democracy and freedom, we learn to accept everyone’s characteristics and respect everyone’s differences,” President Tsai Ing-wen wrote on Facebook.
Vice President Lai Ching-te becoming the most senior government leader ever to join the pride march, which marked its 21st iteration this year.
Lai and Tsai, both of the center-left Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), championed marriage equality in 2019.
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