Taiwan Pride parade celebrates LGBT rights and COVID-19 response

More than 100,000 people take to Taipei's streets, many in rainbow face masks

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An LGBT activist takes part in Taiwan's pride parade, the world's biggest since the coronavirus outbreak, on Oct. 31. © Reuters

RIK GLAUERT, Contributing writer

TAIPEI -- More than 100,000 people, many wearing rainbow face masks and waving rainbow flags, took to the streets of Taipei on Saturday for the world's largest LGBT pride parade since the coronavirus outbreak was declared a pandemic in March.

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