LGBT Civil Rights Movement Launching on Oct. 5, 2007 in Taipei
Stand by Queers, Love Taipei
The LGBT Civil Rights Movement, Taipei 2007 is launching on October 5. This year, the event features the theme of "Stand by Queers, Love Taipei" with the “Catching Lesbian and Gay movies” Film Festival and the “Getting to Know Queers” Panel Discussion. This relaxed screening opened for citizens is aimed at getting everyone in Taipei city to know about their LGBT friends who also live in this city.
Scheduled as a three-day weekend event, the “Catching Lesbian and Gay movies” Film Festival programs a series of remarkable LGBT movies made by Taiwan and foreign film makers in recent years. Together with the Q&A sessions after each programme, the event purposes to shorten the distance between citizens and LGBT people by enabling the audiences to understand the LGBT culture. Meanwhile, the “Getting to Know Queers” Panel Discussion showcases the universality of LGBT culture to the public. By discussing queer related topics, it gives the citizens an insight into the context of queer culture, and helps to develop the universal and progressive culture of Taipei City .
LGBT people are not only your friends but also citizens of your city. They are everywhere in the development history and landscape of Taipei City and they share the same living memories of yours. Get close to them and you will love the city even more.
■“Catching Lesbian and Gay movies” Film Festival
12 programmes of queer movies including latest works of two significant young filmmakers of Taiwan , Zero Chou and Mickey Chen, are showing with meaningful Q&A sessions scheduled at the end.
▼Venue
Red Theatre, 2F l (10, Cheng Du Road, Taipei City)
▼Schedule
10/5 (五)
Time / Programme (category) / Q&A Session
10:30-12:50 Formula 17(PG) Cheng Chi-wei (Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline Association)
13:00-15:20 Blue Gate Crossing(PG) Serpent Baby + 小逸 (LesHand Association)
15:30-17:50 Boys Don't Cry(PG) 高旭�� ( Taiwan TG Butterfly Garden)
18:30-19:30 Opening Ceremony A Rainbow Feast for Everyone
19:30-21:50 ★ 妹狗、水蓮與竹篙 (tentative name)(PG) Zero Chou (Director) + Actresses of the movie + Hostess of Lez Radio
10/6 ( 六 )
Time / Programme (category) / Q&A Session
10:30-12:50 Bear Cub(R) Ni Jia-zhen (Gender/Sexuality Rights Association, Taiwan )
13:00-15:20 Kinsey(R) 林純�� (Department of Mass Communication, Chinese Culture University)
15:30-17:50 Spider Lilies(PG) Zero Chou (Director) + Ding Nai-fei ( Department of English, National Central University )
18:30-20:50 ★ 沿海岸線徵友 + Scars on Memory Mickey Chen (Director) + Chu Wei-cheng ( Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, National Taiwan University)\
10/7 ( 日 )
Time / Programme (category) / Q&A Session
10:30-12:50 Better Than Chocolate(R) Lai, J.J. (Owner of Gin Gin Bookstore)
13:00-15:20 Saving Face(PG) Mother Kuo ( 櫃父母同心協會 )
15:30-17:50 A Soap(R) Wang Ping (Gender/Sexuality Rights Association, Taiwan )
★The opening film 「妹狗、水蓮與竹篙」 (tentative name) is the newest movie directed by Zero Chou. Only a part of the tickets are opened for free acquiring.
★ 「沿海岸線徵友」 is the latest work of Director Mickey Chen.
▼Tickets :
Free tickets on a limited quantity are available from 11am to 5pm , from Oct. 1 to Oct. 4, at West Wing Information Desk of Taipei City Government. Each person can acquire two tickets.
■ “Getting to Know Queers” Panel Discussion
A great chance for Taipei citizens and queers to get to know each other and to talk about crucial social issues.
▼Venue
Red Theatre, 1F l (10, Cheng Du Road, Taipei City)
▼Schedule
Discussion One
10/6 ( 六 ) 13:30-15:00 Why are homosexuals always be “restricted”? -- Differential Treatment on freedom of speech
Gin Gin Bookstore + Must Muster Publisher
Discussion Two
10/6 ( 六 ) 15:30-17:00 Bisexuals: Another Closet
Bi the Way
Discussion Three
10/7 ( 日 ) 13:30-15:00 Invisible Sex: Mainstream Morality VS Minor Subjects
Collective Of Sex Workers And Supporters + Gender/Sexuality Rights Association, Taiwan
Discussion Four
10/7 ( 日 ) 15:30-17:00 Dear Mom and Dad, I'm Gay/ My Child is a Homosexual
櫃父母同心協會 + Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline Association
• Souvenirs
▼ Attendants of Panel Discussions will all get a souvenir: “ A Rainbow Feast for Everyone ” – Six tasty recipes + Six beautiful stories.
Six recipes emphasizing specialties and good tastes of simple foods in each rainbow color are elaborately developed by the Rainbow Gourmet Team. Now you can experience the fun brought by the universality of these colors.
Another six lovely and colorful proses are presented by talented and young writers. Follow their lines and you will see the romance and happiness on the rainbow.
▼Audiences attending Q&A sessions of each programme may win special gifts designed by themes of the films: Happiness, Encouragement, Peace and Amazement.
■Organized by: Department of Civil Affairs, Taipei City Government
Executed by: Gender/Sexuality Rights Association, Taiwan