1. Recent news (discussion only)
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/2171037/united-states-wont-allow-force-against-taiwan-new-us-envoy-says
2. Images from Taipei 2018 Gay Pride Parade
3. J Michael Cole in Taiwan Sentinel:
As Taipei Celebrates Diversity, Anti-LGBT Group Warns of ‘Nefarious’ Western Influence
4. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2017/03/25/2003667426 (discuss)
“The Civil Code stipulates that marriage shall be between a man and a woman, and as such it is not unconstitutional. The Constitution guarantees citizens’ right to marry as that between a man and a woman, while marriage between people of the same sex is not covered under the Constitution,” Chiu said.
“For thousands of years in the nation’s history, society has instituted traditions and codes of conduct regarding marriage. Has there ever been a cultural institution or social phenomenon for same-sex marriage?” Chiu said.
“Without a doubt, there has been none,” Chiu said.
5. http://tweb.cjcu.edu.tw/journal_abstract/2012_11_20_06_36_51.53.pdf
During the first two decades of Kuomintang (KMT) rule, Taiwan experienced steady economic growth but changes to the political system were not permitted; the corporatist model of KMT rule was omnipresent. Taiwanese society between the 1950s and 1960s could be described as heterosexualized in terms of discourse; “family values” were regarded as deriving directly from a stable Confucian and Chinese tradition and public discourses of same-sex desire were almost non-existent:
6. Brett Hinsch book.... Passions of the Cut Sleeve
7. New Bloom:
https://newbloommag.net/2018/10/31/anti-gay-televised-debate-rig/Anti-gay groups attempt to rig televised debates
QUESTIONS w/partner
1. Read Chiu Tai-san's comments in #4.
Look it up: What does the constitution say about marriage?
Look it up: Brett Hinsch say about homosexual marriage in Chinese history?
Look at up (#5): what was the KMT position on homosexuality in the martial law era?
2. Who is funding the anti-gay groups in Taiwan, according to J Michael Cole? Where do their ideas and thinking come from?
Look it up: What does the constitution say about marriage?
Look it up: Brett Hinsch say about homosexual marriage in Chinese history?
Look at up (#5): what was the KMT position on homosexuality in the martial law era?
2. Who is funding the anti-gay groups in Taiwan, according to J Michael Cole? Where do their ideas and thinking come from?
