Photo above: Xiao E holding his former and updated national ID card This article was originally published on 4WPub – ✍🏻 | paid writing for fearless women Yesterday morning, the Taipei High Administrative Court announced that a female plaintiff, who sued the Department of Household Registration for denying her request to change her legal sex marker toContinue reading “Court Approves First “Female to Male” Self-ID in Taiwan”
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A Conversation with Peter Boghossian
Educator, author, defender of free speech, and American philosopher visits Taiwan and sits down with us for a discussion on Taiwan identity politics Who is Dr. Peter Boghossian? Peter Boghossian is a passionate and incisive voice in the realm of critical thinking and skepticism. As an educator, author, and philosopher, his work shines as aContinue reading “A Conversation with Peter Boghossian”
Press Release – Women’s Rights, Gender Wrongs
On Friday 13th October, we are launching the first book on the global impact of gender ideology, with 35 country reports and contributed chapters from 28 international authors. I am honored to be one of the authors of a new book that works to reveal that women’s rights across the world have come under threatContinue reading “Press Release – Women’s Rights, Gender Wrongs”
Empowering Voices: Asia’s Gender-Critical Feminists in Focus
A new series highlighting the work of a gender-critical feminists throughout Asia Get ready to be inspired and informed as I embark on a new series here on my site, “Empowering Voices: Asia’s Gender-Critical Feminists in Focus.” Throughout this series, I aim to celebrate the remarkable, and often overlooked, work of feminist activists from acrossContinue reading “Empowering Voices: Asia’s Gender-Critical Feminists in Focus”
Taiwan Now Listed on Women’s Declaration International
Taiwan finds a voice on the international feminist website WDI I’m proud to be able to put Taiwan on the list of countries covered by Women’s Declaration International (WDI). WDI is a group of volunteer women from across the globe dedicated to protecting women’s sex-based rights. Our volunteers include academics, writers, organizers, activists, and healthContinue reading “Taiwan Now Listed on Women’s Declaration International”
Introducing No Self ID Taiwan – The First (and only) Gender Critical Response to Female Erasure in the Nation
Originally written for and published at https://noselfidtw.cc/en at their request. My name is Jaclynn Joseph and I am an activist working in the field of women’s rights and gynocritical research. Originally from Hawai’i and now a permanent resident of Taiwan, I am a university lecturer, and a doctoral candidate in the field of Feminist PhilosophyContinue reading “Introducing No Self ID Taiwan – The First (and only) Gender Critical Response to Female Erasure in the Nation”
Taiwanese women hit back as government tries to roll out self-ID law
Originally published in Feminist Current There has never really been a robust feminist movement in Taiwan, despite there being notable feminist icons, such as former Vice President Annette Hsiu-Lee, author Li Ang, and publisher of the feminist magazine, Awakening, Yenlin Ku. For better or worse, Taiwan owes its ideological origins to Western feminism, and Taiwanese feminists haveContinue reading “Taiwanese women hit back as government tries to roll out self-ID law”