Thursday, February 25, 2010

Anti-gay campaign in Taipei

Heads up from EVA via Olddaddy: Taipei City Educational Bureau has apparently been informing senior high schools in Taipei that they should "be aware of some student societies/clubs may involve students into unhealthy gay social activities".

This begs the question, is TCEB only worried about unhealthy gay social activities leaving the healthy ones free from condemnation or, more likely, has it now stooped to homophobia by branding all gay social activities as unhealthy and attempting to have these clubs banned by putting pressure on school administrations?

It is also quite laughable if it weren't so horrible. I can't imagine any gay club being able to press gang heterosexual students into the ranks of their membership even if it wished to do so.

One final point: did they also send out a warning that some student societies/clubs may involve students in gambling and violent gangs such as the Bamboo Union? If not, why?

See below the original text from the Taipei City Educational Bureau: