_______ This article is part of the 36th issue of LEAP — Voices of Youth e-letter. Subscribe now. “I’m a bit of a chubby girl. I like to wear small dresses when I go out, but every time I do so, I feel pressured by unfriendly stares.” “I was secretly…

_______ This article is part of the 35th issue of LEAP — Voices of Youth e-letter. Subscribe now. Female ghosts often appear in Taiwanese folktales. Most of them were miserable in life, bullied by men and the law. …

_______ This article is part of the 35th issue of LEAP — Voices of Youth e-letter. Subscribe now. As the hot weather of the summer season gradually approaches, the release of many spine-chilling movies will soon follow. Ghosts have been a long-lasting subject for movies. In particular, female ghosts make…

_______ This article is part of the 34th issue of LEAP — Voices of Youth e-letter. Subscribe now. “An important point of consideration in the use of gender-friendly toilets is ‘Will it attract undue attention?’” says Yui, a transgender person currently working at a government agency. As a transgender person…

_______ This article is part of the 34th issue of LEAP — Voices of Youth e-letter. Subscribe now. The earliest public sex-segregated toilets were set up in a ballroom in Paris in 1739. Over time, rising gender awareness and increasing options for outdoor leisure activities and entertainment increased the likelihood…

_______ This article is part of the 33th issue of LEAP — Voices of Youth e-letter. Subscribe now. The broadest definition of “transgender” is when a person’s gender identity differs from their biological sex at birth. In that case, controversy arises over whether“trans-men/trans-women” are to be considered the same…

_______ This article is part of the 33th issue of LEAP — Voices of Youth e-letter. Subscribe now. If my gender identity weren’t continuously being oppressed, I wouldn’t be working in a social movement. Since I was young, I’ve always liked to work in the field of information technology. …

_______ This article is part of the 32nd issue of LEAP — Voices of Youth e-letter. Subscribe now. “No matter what I do, I’ll be arrested!” “If I cannot ask anyone out, how can I get married? Idiots!” “See you in court, fellow infatuated otakus!” After the passage of the…

_______ This article is part of the 32nd issue of LEAP — Voices of Youth e-letter. Subscribe now. In April 2021, a man in Pingtung became attracted to a female staff member working at a cell phone store. In addition to sexually harassing her, he stalked her multiple times after…