Thousands March For Trans Rights in Taipei

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Over 3,000 people attended a trans rights march in Taipei on the eve of Taiwan's 2025 pride parade. Organizers and attendees called on the government to get rid of restrictions on changing one's gender marker on their national ID card.

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00:00Thousands of people marched for trans rights in Taipei on the eve of the country's 2025 Pride Parade.

00:07Those attending called on the government to abolish a rule requiring that people get gender-affirming surgery

00:13before they can change the gender marker on their national ID cards.

00:17Civic groups and trans supporters from other countries attended the march, which is now in its seventh year.

00:24Taiwan was the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage,

00:27and its yearly Pride Parade is one of the biggest in the region.

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