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Taiwan’s Love Story, Two Years After Same-sex Marriage

On 24th May 2019, same-sex marriage officially became legal in Taiwan, making it the first – and to date, only – Asian country to do so. Over 5,000 same-sex couples have registered their unions since the law took effect. Marking the two-year anniversary of Taiwan's land...

24 May – 31 May

Vimeo

Screen25 Cinema on Demand: Monsoon + Ultra Bleu

South Norwood’s much-loved community cinema, Screen25 is launching its Cinema on Demand platform to bring a curated season of independent films to your home. From 7 to 21 April, we are delighted to join our friends at Screen25 to co-present a two-week long online screening of ...

07 Apr – 21 Apr

Screen25

Outreach Programme: University of Sussex

Aiming to raise awareness and facilitate a better understanding of East and Southeast Asian queer communities amongst the young generation, Queer East has teamed up with the School of Media, Arts and Humanities at University of Sussex to present a special curated online programm...

21 Nov – 27 Nov

University of Sussex

Queer Movements: Fighting for LGBTQ+ Rights in Asia

Over the past several decades, activists, advocates and politicians have been fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in Asia. While progress has been made, such as Taiwan passing landmark same-sex marriage laws in 2019, discrimination and the oppression of queer expression still exist across...

23 September

Thursday
12:30pm

Online

Documenting Taiwan’s Queer History: In Memory of Mickey Chen

In December 2018, renowned documentary filmmaker and writer Mickey Chen (1967 - 2018) passed away unexpectedly, leaving behind a legacy of social activist films and writings that challenged social norms. Focusing on LGBTQ+ stories in Taiwan, Chen gave disenfranchised communities ...

04 Dec – 10 Dec

Vimeo

08 December

1:00pm / Microsoft Teams

Vimeo

Microsoft Teams

Film as Resistance: Queer Film Festivals in Asia

At Queer East, we believe that arts and culture can contribute to positive social change. Film is one of the most direct and accessible mediums, able to shine a light on issues and situations that people were not previously aware of. This panel invites festival directors, program...

25 September

Saturday
12:30pm

Online

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