Yu-Yue Cheng is a JURIST correspondent in Taiwan and a law student at National Taiwan University.

I attended the 7th annual Taiwan Transgender March on the evening of the 24th, October. Compared to the Taiwan Pride Parade held on the 25th, the Trans March was smaller and less known to the public.

People gathered at the historic 228 Memorial Park , marching through Ximen and then circling back. An estimated 3,000 people showed up despite the rain. I observed people waving huge trangender flags with pink, blue, and white stripes, while people handed out flyers and stickers. The march, though centered in Taiwan, included a notable number of international participants. Beside the international crowd, many local human rights groups and university societies joined, including the Taiwa

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