When the Dawn Comes

The most legendary figure of Taiwan’s gay marriage revolutionaries.

CHI Chia-wei used to give away condoms during the ’80s while dressed as Snow White, Jesus or a mummy. His activism received a lot of attention from the media, and also discrimination from the general public. As a volunteer striving to make more people understand AIDS, he organized a press conference at which he came out, becoming the first person in Taiwan to do so. In 2017, a constitutional ruling made him a hero in the gay community. A 30-year struggle seemed to reach its final destination.