Tens of thousands marched in the capital city of Taipei, to mark the country’s 13th annual Taiwan LGBT Pride.
Despite being fairly progressive on LGBT issues, Taiwan has not yet legalised same-sex marriage.
A bill to do so has been stalled in the country’s parliament since 2013, when it was first proposed.
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“There’s been huge changes in the society in recent years with a lot of grassroot efforts pushing for equality,” said Jennifer Lu, an out gay candidate for the Social Democratic Party for the 2016 election.
“But the government hasn’t kept pace. That’s why I want to run,” she told the AFP.
