A Brighter Summer Day

A Brighter Summer Day

Dan Yao doing their make up routine at home in Taichung, Taiwan, 2019. Dan Yao lives in a one room apartment in Taichung, a big city on the west coast. They make jewelry and are a make up artist in their spare time. We first met in Miaoli, one of the most conservative region in Taiwan, as the city was holding its first gay pride. Photo by Su Cassiano/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

A Brighter Summer Day

A Brighter Summer Day

Po Cheng in his one room apartment, New Taipei City, Taiwan, 2019 Po Cheng is 29 years old activist for LGBTQIA+ rights. He grew up in Miaoli, a more conservative part of Taiwan. He tried to come out to his mother when he was twelve but she asked him if he needed to see a doctor, being considered as sick. As a child, his parents would not prevent him to do things considered girly, but his mother would tell him ‘you can do girly things but you can’t be gay’. ‘I tried to laugh about it. People in Miaoli are not exposed to LGBTQIA+ community, so it’s very new to them.Then we didn’t talk about it for many years. When I was twenty I talked to my family again. I told my mother and two sisters that I liked boys. But I didn’t dare to come out to my father. Surprisingly my mother told him and he just said that it was ok. But still my grandparents don’t know, because my parents refuse to talk to them. As we say I came out but my parents are still in the closet. Everyone says it’s open for gay people in Taiwan. But just

Offshore wind farm in Taiwan

Offshore wind farm in Taiwan

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen (C) attends a ceremony in Miaoli County, northwestern Taiwan, on Nov. 12, 2019, to celebrate the completion of the Formosa 1 offshore commercial wind power plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Offshore wind farm in Taiwan

Offshore wind farm in Taiwan

Photo taken Nov. 12, 2019, shows the wind turbines of a offshore commercial wind power plant completed the same day in Miaoli County, northwestern Taiwan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo