An important week for LGBT rights in Taiwan: the British Office is proud to support!
The British Office hosted a performance by the London-based LGBT community choir 鈥淧ink Singers鈥� and the Taiwan-based chorus 鈥淕-Major鈥�.
Hand in hand with the British Council, the British Office today hosted a performance by the London-based LGBT community choir 鈥淧ink Singers鈥� and the Taiwan-based chorus 鈥淕-Major鈥�. This coincides with the 鈥淗and-in-Hand 鈥� Proud Voices鈥� Festival, the first LGBT Choir Festival to be held in Taiwan. Around 60 guests including legislators, NGOs, representatives from other countries鈥� offices in Taiwan as well as colleagues from the two offices attended the event, to help celebrate inclusiveness, diversity and human rights.
The Representative, British Office, Mr Chris Wood said: 鈥淭he British government supports equality for all. Freedom from discrimination is a basic human right, is central to our values and is protected through our laws. In line with our values we are proud to promote equality and human rights around the world, including the rights of minority groups that have historically not received equal treatment.鈥�
Alongside colleagues from the European Economic & Trade Office and other EU member states鈥� offices, the British Office and British Council will also participate in the Taiwan LGBT Pride Parade tomorrow (31 October), to help raise awareness of the importance of equality and diversity. This is the largest Pride March in the Asia Pacific region. These activities are taken place in solidarity with the LGBT community in Taiwan and everywhere else.
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