Yu-Yue Cheng | College of Law National Taiwan U., TW/CN, Author at JURIST - News

Taiwan dispatch: Transgender March held in Taipei as rights debate continues

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Taiwan dispatch: Transgender March held in Taipei as rights debate continues

Yu-Yue Cheng | College of Law National Taiwan U., TW/CN

November 4, 2025 01:06:19 pm

Yu-Yue Cheng is a JURIST correspondent in Taiwan and a law student at National Taiwan University. I attended the 7th annual Taiwan Transgender March on the evening of October 24. Compared to the Taiwan Pride Parade held on the 25th, the Trans March was smaller and less known to the public. People gathered at the [...]

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