ICWA’s David Mixner LGBTQ+ fellow Edric Huang is immersing himself in queer communities across Taiwan, examining coalition-building amid pluralistic identity politics, legal battles and geopolitical pressures. A Princeton graduate, he is currently a Schwarzman scholar studying at Tsinghua University, pursuing a master’s in global affairs at the intersection of migration and climate change.
Dispatches from Edric Huang
Taiwan’s LGBTQ+ politicians blaze trails despite election losses
Small parties are providing a foundation for more inclusive politics.
Transgender performers in Taiwan take on personal and political issues
Humor becomes a way to channel subversion and joy.
The multitudinous facets of Taiwan’s LGBTQ+ community
A nation and its people explore gender, sexuality and collective identity.