LGBTQ RIGHTS/Taiwanese organizers announce cancellation of WorldPride 2025
08/12/2022 03:09 PM
Taipei, Aug. 12 (CNA) Taiwanese organizers of the WorldPride 2025 will not hold the event because the group behind the global event, InterPride, did not accept the use of "Taiwan" in the event's name, they said in a statement Friday.
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