Popular Party MPs and candidates appeared at the gay parade. Lin Zhenyu: Civil servants must take gender courses

The 24th Taiwan Gay Parade will depart from the Taipei City Hall Square at 2 pm today (31st). People's Party Taipei City Councilor Lin Zhenyu talked about the raid on gay bars in Taipei City, saying that she has emphasized in the past four years that "civil servants must take gender courses" and implement equal rights in the public sector in order to eliminate opposition. Councilor Chen Youcheng criticized that at this time of year, some people use the color of the political party to hype up opposition and accuse who is here to mess with and who really cares. However, it is the responsibility of the political party to eliminate opposition, not to consume gay parades.

This year, the People's Party adopted the concept of "Stop to watch and listen to the rainbow, and walk with love", echoing the theme of the parade "Listen together when speaking, and walk together on the road", including Taipei City Councilors Chen Youcheng, Huang Chengying, Zhang Zhihao, Lin Zhenyu, Taipei City Council candidates Xu Fu, Wu Yixuan, New Taipei City Council candidate Lin Ziyu, Keelung City Council candidates Lin Tinghan, Huang Shendong, Li Wenyao, and Changhua County Councilor candidate Su Zhixian appeared to support.

Chen Youcheng said that since the first day of its establishment, the People's Party has been fighting for marriage equality and eliminating opposition. It has been working on the front line. Not only does it actively participate in gay parades every year, but county and city councilors also actively care about equal rights NGO organizations and sexual equality platforms, or actively monitor issues such as adoption by same-sex families and gender-friendly toilets in parliament.

Chen Youcheng also said that at this time, there are always people who use the colors and labels of political parties to hype up the opposition, thinking who is just for fun and who really cares. However, the responsibility of the political party should be to eliminate opposition, not to use it for consumption. There is not only one color in the rainbow. I hope that people walking on this path today, no matter which political party or ideology they come from, can keep equal rights and elimination of opposition in their hearts instead of creating more discrimination and opposition.

Lin Zhenyu mentioned that recently everyone has been discussing the search incident of a Beishi bar in early October, and questioned how the police could make such absurd remarks. What she insists on in the city council is equal rights. In the past four years, she has emphasized that "public servants must take gender courses." In the first session of the city council, she required that gender equality must be a special course in the public training courses for public servants, and full physical courses must be taken. Only by truly implementing equal rights in the public sector and public policies can opposition be eliminated.

Wu Yi-hsuan, candidate for Taipei City Chiang Kai-shek Wanhua parliamentarian of the People's Party, said that Taiwan has always been at the forefront of Asia in its pursuit of gay rights. However, it is a pity that in the past law enforcement process, we have seen many unacceptable, uncomfortable, and even condemnable remarks, which have pushed past efforts back to the starting point. We respect public power and enforce it in accordance with the law, but the city should also treat everyone kindly and hope that Wanhua can become a place of inclusive development.