To celebrate its 20th anniversary this year, the Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline Association is hosting an annual fundraising party next Sunday. The hotline will expand the event by holding it at the Taipei World Trade Center for the first time, hoping that more people can also participate for a good cause.
The hotline was founded in 1998 by several LGBT groups after people were shocked and saddened by the news of a gay teen suicide. By doing so, they hoped to estalish an organization providing a telephone support service for LGBT people. Consultations are currently available between 7pm and 10pm every evening, except Tuesday and Wednesday.
As a non-profit organization, the hotline holds an annual fundraising event to display its achievements through brilliant performances, asking for public support via donations. The special guests for this year’s show include Golden Melody Award-winning singer Sandee Chan. Tickets are now available for purchase at the hotline’s office, KKTIX and FamiPort.
Photo courtesy of the Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline Association
照片︰台灣同志諮詢熱線協會
(Eddy Chang, Taipei Times)
台灣同志諮詢熱線協會今年慶祝成立二十週年，年度募款感恩會即將在下週日登場。活動並首次移師至台北國際會議中心擴大舉行，希望更多人能共襄盛舉。
一九九八年，台灣社會因一則青少年同志自殺的新聞而感到震驚與心痛，於是數個同志團體成立了熱線協會，希望能建立一個長期、固定的機構為同志提供電話諮詢服務。除了週二和週三，其餘每晚七點至十點皆可諮詢。
身為非營利組織，熱線每年都會舉辦募款，透過精彩表演呈現其工作成果，進而請求大眾捐款支持。今年的特別來賓則包括金曲獎歌后陳珊妮等人，購票可洽熱線辦公室、KKTIX和全家FamiPort。
（台北時報張聖恩）
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A: Hard rock band Guns N’ Roses and pop diva Lady Gaga are finally touring Asia again. B: Are they also coming to Taiwan? A: The band will stage a show at the Taoyuan Sunlight Arena on Saturday. B: Wow, so this will be the band’s third visit. I really love its 1992 power ballad “November Rain.” The nine-minute hit was the Billboard chart’s longest song at one point. A: Let’s go celebrate the 40th anniversary of its release. A: 硬式搖滾天團槍與玫瑰、女神卡卡終於再度展開亞洲巡演了。 B: 他們也會來台巡演嗎？ A: 槍與玫瑰本週六即將在桃園陽光劇場開唱唷。 B: 哇這將是該團第三次來台演出，我超愛他們1992年強力情歌《November Rain》，全長近9分鐘還曾是告示牌排行榜最長神曲。 A: 那我們一起去慶祝該團出道40週年吧！ （By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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