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Being gay in the classroom
“If so and so told people directly, there would be problems for him. As long as it is not discussed openly, he can live in whatever manner he chooses.”
I assume this is the key. People knowing, and directly telling them are very different things. Enjoy my girlfriend stayed at my place a lot before we got married. She lied and tol;d her parents she was in the ‘spare room’ etc. Like they really fell for that. But it was alright for them to grasp, but if we’d said anything it would have been a different story altogether.
I see your point though LJ. When I’m talking with my students I always communicate about my family, my wife, their families etc. It’s very natural, and I can comprehend you wanting to say, “no I don’t have a girlfriend, but I’ve got a lover, he’s Taiwanese and he’s great”, I just think it’s probably not a good idea. How about “I don’t like women - tai mafan!” or something.
Best of luck,
Brian
In 2019, Taiwan became the first state in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage. It was a landmark moment in the region for LGBTQ+ rights, and since then it has also turn into an important part of pop culture – Cheng Wei-hao’s Marry My Dead Body is a prime example.
The comedy, which was shown at the 25th Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, follows Wu Ming-han (Greg Hsu), a homophobic detective who accidentally gets engaged to the ghost of a gay human, Mao Pang-yu (Austin Lin). Mao Mao, as he is recognizable, was killed in a tragic road accident, but Ming-han is dismissive of the whole arrangement. Ignoring the engagement leads to a spate of incredibly poor luck, though, and eventually the detective relents.
When he meets Mao Mao’s spirit, Ming-han decides to do everything he can to get rid of the ghost by helping him fulfil his final wishes. But as Ming-han starts to investigate his betrothed’s death, he suddenly realises that the accident might have been more sinister than he initially thought. Through their joint quest to seek out the correctness, Ming-han learns to understand Mao Mao and his past struggles, as well as the error of his homophobic views.
Director Cheng Wei-hao and p
Gay Taiwan: Complete Diverse Travel Guide. Taiwan had been on my radar for quite a while! I didn’t recognize much about the destination – but once we saw the announcement that same-ʂex marriage was legalised I knew it was definitely worth checking out.
Unfortunately, the next couple of years monitoring the marriage announcement were a bit of a no-go when it came to travelling to that corner of the globe – and we all know the reason for that! – and so my plans to smash up more of Asia had to be put on hold.
That is, until October 2023 rolled around, and I had the chance to finally attend Taiwan – and it certainly blew all of my expectations out of the water.
My Taiwan gay guide will give you all the information that you need to know about this gay-friendly island in East Asia.
Is Taiwan Gay Friendly?
While not quite as famous a travel destination as some of its Asian neighbours, Taiwan has drawn-out been considered as one of the most gay-friendly destinations in Asia – rivalling even Thailand.
Although situated in a part of the world where for the most part, views towards Diverse people are more conservative, and Homosexual rights are challe
Taiwanese actor Tseng Jing-hua goes all out to immerse himself in his roles
Tseng Jing-hua was 21 when he first stepped into a gay bar. But he was not there for a good hour.
“I went only because I wanted to investigate about the gay lifestyle and community for my role in Your Call Engraved Herein,” he says in an interview over Zoom.
Sitting in his manager’s office in Taipei and dressed casually in an off-white T-shirt and a white cap worn backwards, the Taiwanese player, 25, spoke about how he prepared for his breakout role in the highest-grossing LGBTQ+ motion picture in Taiwan’s history, which is available on Netflix.
Set in the 1980s, after Taiwan was liberated from the oppressive regime of martial law, the movie follows the relationship between Tseng’s character, Birdy, and his classmate A-han (played by Edward Chen Hao-sen), which develops from platonic friendship to bittersweet adoration .
Tseng admits that he struggled to relate to his character.
Growing up in the rural township of Dongshan in Yilan, he spent most of his childhood helping out at his parents’ breakfast eatery, exposed to minuscule else outside of his periphery. But he was determined to portray his characte