The New Taipei City Department of Social Welfare has partnered with the Taiwan Alliance to Promote Civil Partnership Rights to launch a month-long LGBTQIA+ initiative from May 17 to June 21 aimed at promoting awareness of gender diversity and inclusivity through public exhibitions and activities.
The main exhibition area is in the walkways connecting the Civic Plaza to Banciao Station, and enables people to learn more about gender diversity through their daily commute and making inclusivity part of the city’s landscape, the department said.
Rainbow flags are suspended from the ceiling of the walkways, symbolizing visibility and respect for all gender identities and sexual orientations in public spaces, it said.
Photo courtesy of the New Taipei City Department of Social Welfare
Exhibitions along the walkways’ walls introduce the importance of gender diversity and gender-friendly restrooms, as well as the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia and Pride Month, which was on May 17, it said.
The exhibitions also highlight Taiwan’s LGBTQIA+ rights movement and New Taipei City’s efforts to promote gender-friendly public restrooms, it added.
A city’s progress is not only about infrastructure and transportation, but also whether each resident is treated equally and able to live peacefully, department Commissioner Lee Mei-chen (李美珍) said.
By holding a Pride Month exhibition along its major walkways, New Taipei City is bringing gender equality into public spaces and everyday life, Lee said.
The department is also partnering with the Friendly-to-All Co-Parenting Organization to hold a family event on Sunday featuring storybook readings on gender diversity and do-it-yourself rainbow crafts, helping children learn that everyone can freely be themselves and treat others with kindness.
People can register for the event online at https://tinybot.cc/notsotiny/product/1040/?date=2026-05-24&time=1300.
The department said it is giving out gifts to 15 people who comment on its Facebook post about the Pride Month initiative (https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BwKLEVErZ/) and share a photo with the Pride exhibition or a rainbow landmark in New Taipei City along with a gender equality message.
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