# Kaohsiung to Host Worldpride 2025 (CANCELLED) **URL:** \ **Category:** LGBTQ+ Forum\ **Tags:** kaohsiung\ **Created:** [November 16, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/kaohsiung-to-host-worldpride-2025-cancelled/213968 "2021-11-16T15:21:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tango42](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@tango42](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tango42)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/kaohsiung-to-host-worldpride-2025-cancelled/213968/1 "2021-11-16T15:21:39Z")
Brings lots of $ into local economy. > **[Taiwan to Host 1st WorldPride in East Asia: Why That’s Important](https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/taiwan-to-host-1st-worldpride-in-east-asia-why-thats-important/)** > > Kaohsiung beat out Washington D.C. to host WorldPride 2025. ---
**Author:** ![tango42](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@tango42](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tango42)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 9:49am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/kaohsiung-to-host-worldpride-2025-cancelled/213968/2 "2022-08-12T09:49:37Z")
CANCELLED by the one of the greatest most open proud non-cancelling groups. They won’t accept the word “Taiwan”. I guess they’re proud of that. > **[Taiwanese organizers announce cancellation of WorldPride 2025 - Focus Taiwan](https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202208120010)** > > Taipei, Aug. 12 (CNA) Taiwanese organizers of the WorldPride 2025 will not hold the event because the group behind the global event, InterPride, did not accept the use of "Taiwan" in the event's name, they said in a statement Friday. ---
**Author:** ![hansioux](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/hansioux/32/253648_2.png) [@hansioux](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/hansioux)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 9:53am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/kaohsiung-to-host-worldpride-2025-cancelled/213968/3 "2022-08-12T09:53:18Z")
Since they are worried about what China thinks so much, maybe they’d have better luck hosting Worldpride in China. ---
**Author:** ![tango42](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@tango42](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tango42)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 9:56am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/kaohsiung-to-host-worldpride-2025-cancelled/213968/4 "2022-08-12T09:56:39Z")
Some quotes from Interpride website “Human Rights are one of the key areas InterPride focuses on.” “Prides in hostile environments or Pride organizers who face persecution or violent attacks can also count on the support of InterPride” “Pursuing and safeguarding the right to assembly, the freedom of speech, and the freedom of expression as fundamental rights for visible and safe Pride events.” “Showing solidarity and organizing campaigns for those in hostile environments or suffering from Human Rights violations in the context of Pride.” > **[Welcome - InterPride](https://www.interpride.org/)** ---
**Author:** ![Brianjones](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@Brianjones](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Brianjones)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 9:59am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/kaohsiung-to-host-worldpride-2025-cancelled/213968/5 "2022-08-12T09:59:50Z")
somebody got paid off… disgraceful ---
**Author:** ![FatKaz](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/fatkaz/32/174281_2.png) [@FatKaz](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/FatKaz)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 10:14am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/kaohsiung-to-host-worldpride-2025-cancelled/213968/6 "2022-08-12T10:14:17Z")
“All previous WorldPride events have been named based on their host cities, including WorldPride Copenhagen-Malmo 2021 and Sydney WorldPride 2023, but Kaohsiung was trying to set a new precedent by calling its event WorldPride Taiwan 2025.” Why not just stick with precedent? 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![volv1992](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/volv1992/32/105503_2.png) [@volv1992](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/volv1992)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 10:25am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/kaohsiung-to-host-worldpride-2025-cancelled/213968/7 "2022-08-12T10:25:37Z")
I guess Ka-OH-see-ung isn’t necessarily the easiest city to pronounce even for _Anglais_ speakers. 🤷 ---
**Author:** ![FatKaz](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/fatkaz/32/174281_2.png) [@FatKaz](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/FatKaz)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 10:27am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/kaohsiung-to-host-worldpride-2025-cancelled/213968/8 "2022-08-12T10:27:55Z")
It also doesn’t have name recognition. But I think we need to wait and see if these WorldPride people make this exception for another city before we gang up on them and accuse them of bending to China’s will. ---
**Author:** ![the\_bear](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/the_bear/32/192391_2.png) [@the\_bear](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/the_bear)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 10:45am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/kaohsiung-to-host-worldpride-2025-cancelled/213968/9 "2022-08-12T10:45:04Z")
Having been a recent participant in the Taipei Pride Games we’re not missing much. Now that was a farcical event. We turned up for the footy tournament to discover there was only one opposition team and they’d pulled out. We asked to join the lower division of games they said no. We asked for our money back they said no. We asked for our medals they said no. ---
**Author:** ![TT](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tt/32/271883_2.png) [@TT](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/TT)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 10:54am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/kaohsiung-to-host-worldpride-2025-cancelled/213968/10 "2022-08-12T10:54:27Z")
> [@the\_bear](#): > > they’d pulled out Seems unnecessary for a homosexual pairing. Anyways, couldn’t you just play with yourselves? ---
**Author:** ![hansioux](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/hansioux/32/253648_2.png) [@hansioux](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/hansioux)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 11:16am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/kaohsiung-to-host-worldpride-2025-cancelled/213968/11 "2022-08-12T11:16:18Z")
Technically Taiwan is the name of a city, someone just decided that’s the new name for the whole island and renamed the original Taiwan to Tainan city, which used to include Takao as one of its districts. ---
**Author:** ![BiggusDickus](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/biggusdickus/32/90381_2.png) [@BiggusDickus](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/BiggusDickus)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 11:48am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/kaohsiung-to-host-worldpride-2025-cancelled/213968/12 "2022-08-12T11:48:01Z")
If China takes Taiwan, will gay marriage still be allowed? ---
**Author:** ![Taiwan\_Luthiers](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@Taiwan\_Luthiers](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Taiwan_Luthiers)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 12:16pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/kaohsiung-to-host-worldpride-2025-cancelled/213968/13 "2022-08-12T12:16:36Z")
> [@Brianjones](#): > > somebody got paid off… disgraceful Yea I heard weird stuff about big organizations that supposedly care about LGBT rights that don’t actually care. Kinda like a certain autism organization still views autism as a disease to be cured instead of a distinction to be celebrated… ---
**Author:** ![vibekiller](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/vibekiller/32/273185_2.png) [@vibekiller](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/vibekiller)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 12:19pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/kaohsiung-to-host-worldpride-2025-cancelled/213968/14 "2022-08-12T12:19:24Z")
Yeah, some autism researchers will even hide that their children have autism. Even when they say people should accept neurodivergence. ---
**Author:** ![BiggusDickus](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/biggusdickus/32/90381_2.png) [@BiggusDickus](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/BiggusDickus)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 12:35pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/kaohsiung-to-host-worldpride-2025-cancelled/213968/15 "2022-08-12T12:35:32Z")
> [@vibekiller](#): > > Yeah, some autism researchers will even hide that their children have autism. Even when they say people should accept neurodivergence. “should accept” is a tricky concept because it’s, very often, morally right but how do we make it happen in a fair way? ---
**Author:** ![BiggusDickus](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/biggusdickus/32/90381_2.png) [@BiggusDickus](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/BiggusDickus)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 12:39pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/kaohsiung-to-host-worldpride-2025-cancelled/213968/16 "2022-08-12T12:39:32Z")
> [@Taiwan\_Luthiers](#): > > > [@Brianjones](#): > > > > somebody got paid off… disgraceful > > Yea I heard weird stuff about big organizations that supposedly care about LGBT rights that don’t actually care. I think they do care about LGBT rights, only specific LGBT rights. It’s similar to feminists who are accused of only supporting the rights of wealthy women. Leaning in, kind of thing. This sounds like an organisation that is only interested in the rights of wealthy LGBT people in San Francisco who work in some kind of online business. I could be wrong, though. ---
**Author:** ![vibekiller](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/vibekiller/32/273185_2.png) [@vibekiller](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/vibekiller)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 12:52pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/kaohsiung-to-host-worldpride-2025-cancelled/213968/17 "2022-08-12T12:52:10Z")
I’m sorry, I wasn’t clear enough with my wording. I meant accepting in the sense of “it exists, and it’s not necessarily a pathology”. I should have said “acknowledge” instead. ---
**Author:** ![nz](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/a9adbd/32.png) [@nz](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/nz)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 1:08pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/kaohsiung-to-host-worldpride-2025-cancelled/213968/18 "2022-08-12T13:08:45Z")
> InterPride, did not accept the use of 'Taiwan" in the event’s name, they said in a statement Friday WAH-oh. A _Pride_ organization kow-towing to China? I was under the impression that if there were _anything_ that could hurt the feelings of the Chinese people more than the idea that Taiwan is an independent nation, it would be the ideas that men can love men, women can love women, and that gender exists on a binary. I just can’t quite wrap my head around the idea that CCP hate managed to get into an organization that stands for everything the CCP is against… ---
**Author:** ![Andrew0409](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/andrew0409/32/69821_2.png) [@Andrew0409](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Andrew0409)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 1:25pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/kaohsiung-to-host-worldpride-2025-cancelled/213968/19 "2022-08-12T13:25:22Z")
What a slap in the face to Taiwan. I hope people catch on to what they did. ---
**Author:** ![Taiwan\_Luthiers](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@Taiwan\_Luthiers](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Taiwan_Luthiers)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/kaohsiung-to-host-worldpride-2025-cancelled/213968/20 "2022-08-12T15:28:38Z")
Yea not too long ago homosexuality was considered a disease in China (to be fair homosexuality was a criminal offense in many Western countries until the mid 20th century). [Next page](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/kaohsiung-to-host-worldpride-2025-cancelled/213968.md?page=2)