Wanhua police raided a gay bar, sparking discrimination controversy. Dr. Aqi lamented the long road to equal rights.

Dr. Ah Qi, a YouTuber with nearly 500,000 subscribers, expressed her views on the Taipei City Wanhua Branch's raid on the gay bar "Commander D" in Ximending on the 3rd of this month. Although the police had a search ticket, they broke in without informing them, and during the law enforcement process, they mocked people with disabilities, "You can still have sex inside if you are disabled?" She lamented: Taiwan still has a long way to go on the road to equal rights.

Dr. Aqi said that Taiwan is the first country in Asia to legalize gay marriage. In recent years, we are proud of our democracy, freedom, and respect for multiculturalism. She believes that many people may have forgotten how discriminatory this island once was against gays. She cited her own experience as an example. She said that when she was young, she went to an all-girls school and had no gender awareness. Her favorite game was to surprise her classmates by attacking their breasts. "I even told the male teacher that we should change clothes and laugh at them as they turned pale and ran away." Dr. Ah Qi said that after going to college, she realized that there was something wrong with what she had done before.

Dr. Aqi, who was studying in the School of Engineering, was taught in an environment where there were many men and few women. At that time, some boys around him had obvious gender temperaments. They could tell that they were gay at a glance. Although it was not a serious taboo, few people dared to come out openly. "I hear nonsense from time to time. That was the first time I knew that some people really hate someone because of their gender and temperament." Dr. Ah Qi mentioned that it was 2000 AD when the rose boy Ye Yongrong passed away.

Now, 26 years later, language discrimination and excessive law enforcement still exist. Dr. Ah Qi further pointed out, "In this incident, many gay friends came out and said that they felt like they were back 30 years ago, when they were questioned almost every day." She originally thought that it was natural for such discriminatory remarks to be criticized by everyone, "because no one with a basic conscience would agree that law enforcement officers can insult people with disabilities in this way. This is not a single incident. This is the trauma of the LGBT community, which has been exposed once again."

Dr. Ah Qi is helpless: Judging from the many comments, Taiwan still has a long way to go on the road to equal rights.