Exhibition Description
November 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR). In 1998, Rita Hester, a transgender woman, was murdered, drawing attention and action from the transgender community in Boston, USA. Beyond remembering lives lost, the event also prompted a deeper question: when society continues to understand the world through a rigid gender binary, how does the hostility and harm faced by transgender people take shape?
In recent years, transgender people have become more visible in Taiwan, but the stories and experiences we see are still often limited to a few familiar images. 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 imagine: Can we break away from rigid gender frameworks and make this a place where everyone can land safely and live freely?
Exhibition Sections
3rd “100 Ways to See Transgender” Photography Competition — Award-Winning Works
Now in its third year, the photography competition continues to receive works exploring diverse aspects of transgender life. The submissions cover 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, giving creators new ways to tell stories and express emotions through moving images. Whether through photography or video, each work invites us to look at gender from a different perspective.
“After Leaving the Room”
At the 2nd Exhibition, The Transgender Room introduced visitors to the intimate and personal stories of transgender people. This year, we continue the theme by moving from “the world inside the room” to “the world outside.”
As transgender people enter schools, workplaces, families, and public spaces, what experiences and challenges do they encounter in everyday life? And how many of these experiences, seemingly specific to transgender people, are actually questions that anyone might face?
This section presents real stories shared by members of TAPCPR’s Transgender Life Story Group. Starting from everyday experiences, it invites us to look at how gender shapes our lives.
▲ Guided tours, talks, and other activities will be held throughout the exhibition. Registration is welcome.
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:
● Advancing Gender Self-Determination:
TAPCPR has represented multiple landmark administrative lawsuits challenging the requirement to provide proof of gonad-removal surgery to change one’s legal gender marker. Following Taiwan’s first successful case, we have continued to advocate for gender self-determination. To date, there have been more than 14 successful cases nationwide.
● A Historic Breakthrough for Marriage Equality:
TAPCPR helped advocate for Constitutional Interpretation No. 748, which led Taiwan to become the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage in 2019.
● Advancing Cross-Border and Cross-Strait Same-Sex Marriage Rights:
Through strategic litigation and public advocacy, TAPCPR has contributed to government interpretations that have progressively opened the way for cross-border same-sex marriage. For same-sex couples involving a Taiwanese and a Chinese national, the couple must marry in a third country before Taiwan recognizes the marriage.