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Taipei

One 1908 market building in Ximending with the most famous gay plaza in Asia in front of it, rainbow crossings around the corner, and the biggest Pride parade on the continent on the last Saturday of October.

Checked Sep 18, 2026Tier 2 · Accepted in the cities9 blocks

What’s inside

The sceneThe Red House south plaza, the lanes off Chengdu Road, and which one goes late.
The big weekendsTaiwan LGBT+ Pride: the plaza, the parade and the night after.
StayXimending to be in it, Taipei Main for the trains, Da'an to sleep.
Getting aroundThe airport train, one EasyCard for everything, and the midnight cutoff.
The rulesEqual marriage since 2019 and sexual orientation named in the labor law.
Getting inNinety days visa free on most passports, plus the free arrival card.
SafetyAdvisory levels, 110 and 119, and the weather that actually matters.
Sexual healthBring what you take. PEP at a listed hospital, free anonymous testing in Taipei.
PackA rain shell, walking shoes, cash and the plug adapter.

Read before you fly

Same-sex relationships
Legal, with the most open law in Asia

The UK FCDO says Taiwan has some of Asia's most progressive policies on LGBT+ rights and that discrimination on the grounds of gender and gender identity is illegal. It also notes the October Pride parade is the largest regular LGBT+ event in Asia.

Checked Sep 18, 2026 · Source: UK FCDO travel advice for Taiwan

Travel advisory
FCDO: no area it advises against

The FCDO publishes no advise-against-travel area for Taiwan and says crime rates are extremely low. Its warnings are about typhoon season, roughly May to November, and earthquakes.

Checked Sep 18, 2026 · Source: UK FCDO travel advice for Taiwan

PEP within 72 hours
Within 72 hours at a listed hospital, self-paid

Taiwan's CDC says to get to a hospital that provides it within 72 hours of exposure and to register at the infectious diseases clinic. Outside workplace exposure the whole course and the tests are paid by the patient, around NT$30,000. The CDC publishes the hospital list, and it is worth calling before you travel across town.

Checked Sep 18, 2026 · Source: Taiwan Centers for Disease Control

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