Looking back at Taipei, the gay capital of Asia

The other day, while doing one of our periodic stock checks, I found that we’re very low on ‘Elska Taipei’, meaning it is bound to be the next issue to be retired. It got me thinking about how glad I was to get to visit there, how much I’d love to return, and also how happy I am to have put even a little bit more spotlight on Taiwan. <img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/0*Ht_jGziJhTF2RKhd.jpeg" style="height:501px; width:700px" /> Austin W, from Elska Taipei As the first and still-only country in Asia to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/17/taiwan-becomes-first-asian-county-to-legalise-same-sex-marriage" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">legalise same-sex marriage</a>, it’s hard to dispute that Taiwan is the gay capital of Asia. However, the country’s queer credo was not actually why I chose to come here for Elska. The simple unromantic truth is that my friend Matt found a really cheap flight there, under £300 return. Before then I’d shot only in Europe due to costs, but this was my chance to go further afield, and it almost didn’t matter where it was. The fact that I’d read articles touting it as the next front line in gay liberation was just a bonus. <a href="https://elska-magazine.medium.com/looking-back-at-taipei-the-gay-capital-of-asia-b684324e1874">Click Here</a>