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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