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Taipei mayor gets angry reception at Pride after gay bar raid
Police detained fifty-one people in the raid on a Ximending bar, and Chiang is in a close re-election race; the parade stayed fifteen minutes longer than he did.
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- First reported by Reuters: “Taipei mayor gets angry reception at Pride after gay bar raid”, with reporting from Reuters (via SRN News), TaiwanPlus and Reuters (via TimesLIVE).
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 5:01 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Gloria Vance and Vera Bullock.
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- ReutersTaipei mayor gets angry reception at Pride after gay bar raid
- Reuters (via SRN News)Taipei mayor gets angry reception at Pride after gay bar raid - SRN News October 31, 2026 · facts used on air
- TaiwanPlusTaipei Hosts Annual Pride Parade Just Weeks After Police Raid on Gay Bar October 31, 2026 · facts used on air
- Reuters (via TimesLIVE)Taipei mayor gets angry reception at Pride after gay bar raid October 31, 2026 · facts used on air
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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Taipei, Mayor Chiang Wan-an arrived at the end of the Pride parade, stayed about fifteen minutes, and was met with shouts of don't raid gay bars.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorMore than one hundred seventy thousand people marched.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe apologized for how officers behaved at the raid, and some were disciplined. I'd call fifteen minutes a very efficient listening tour.
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