Exhibition Description
November 20th is the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR). In 1998, Rita Hester, an American transgender woman, was murdered, drawing attention and action from the transgender community in the city of Boston. Beyond commemorating the lives that were lost, this event also prompted a deeper question: when society continues to see the world through rigid gender binaries, how will it lead to further hostility and harm faced by the transgender community?
In recent years, transgender people have become more visible in Taiwan, but the stories we see are often still limited to a handful of select experiences. Around November each year, TAPCPR organizes events that begin with “seeing”—inviting more people to understand transgender lives and rethink the gender binary we have long taken for granted.
The 3rd “100 Ways to See Transgender” Exhibition in 2026 carries the theme “Landing in Free Zones Beyond the Binary“. From transgender visibility to everyday experiences in different spaces, the exhibition invites us to rethink and reimagine: Can we break away from rigid frameworks and create a place where everyone can safely land on their feet and live freely?
This exhibition is composed of the different sections below:
3rd “100 Ways to See Transgender” Photography Competition — Awarded Works
Now in its third year, the photography competition continues to receive works exploring diverse aspects of transgender life. The submissions range from depicting the body and intimate relationships, as well as family, school, work, and public spaces. They explore gender norms, social expectations, and institutional structures through different perspectives.
This year, the competition also introduced a short video category for the first time, allowing creators to tell stories and paint emotions through moving images. Whether through photography or video, every work in this section invites us to look at gender from a different perspective.
“After Leaving the Room”
During this exhibition’s second year, we chose The Transgender Room as a theme to introduce visitors to the intimate and personal stories of transgender people. Now, we continue this theme by moving from “inside the room” to “the world outside.”
As transgender people step into schools, workplaces, families, and public spaces, what experiences and challenges do they encounter in everyday life? And how many of these experiences are actually universal challenges that anyone might face?
This section presents real stories shared by members of TAPCPR’s Transgender Life Story Group. Starting from everyday experiences, we invite you to look at how gender is shaping our lives.
▲ Guided tours, talks, and other activities will be held throughout the exhibition.
& We will have a special English-guided tour on 10/31 at 6:30 PM
Organizer Introduction
Taiwan Alliance to Promote Civil Partnership Rights (TAPCPR) is a leading organization in Taiwan advocating for LGBTQ+ human rights and legal reform. We work to advance equality in gender and family systems.
Our vision is: “Everyone should be able to decide their own gender status, form social relationships and families, and be treated equally.”
Through strategic litigation and legal reform, policy advocacy, social services, and public education, we work systematically to advance gender equality and human rights through institutional reform, policy change, and public dialogue.
Our key work and milestones include:
● Upholding the Right to Gender Self-Determination:
In 2021, TAPCPR’s legal team successfully represented Xiao E, a transgender woman, in a case before the Taipei High Administrative Court, securing a full victory without requiring proof of surgery. Since then, we have continued to advocate for transgender people’s right to self-determination in legal gender recognition. To date, TAPCPR has successfully assisted four transgender women and three transgender men in changing their legal gender without providing proof of surgery.
● A Historic Breakthrough for Marriage Equality:
TAPCPR won the constitutional case for marriage equality, leading to Taiwan becoming the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage in 2019.
● Advancing the Legal Framework for Transnational and Cross-Strait Same-Sex Marriage:
Through strategic litigation and public advocacy, TAPCPR prompted the Ministry of the Interior and the Mainland Affairs Council to issue relevant administrative interpretations, gradually enabling same-sex couples consisting of a Taiwanese national and a foreign national to register their marriages in Taiwan. However, same-sex couples consisting of a Taiwanese national and a Chinese national must still obtain a marriage certificate in a third country before the Taiwanese government will recognize their marriage.