Global LGBT Event, WorldPride 2025 Cancelled After Demand To Remove Taiwan’s Name

A global LGBTQ event, WorldPride 2025 Taiwan, has been cancelled after global organisers demanded the self-ruling island’s name be removed from the 2025 event.

Taiwan on Friday blamed “political considerations” for the cancellation of the WorldPride 2025 Taiwan after it said the organisers had insisted that the name “Taiwan” be removed from the title.

Taiwan’s southern city of Kaohsiung had been due to host the WorldPride 2025 Taiwan event after winning the right from global LGBTQ rights group InterPride.

WorldPride Taiwan 2025 said the organisers, LGBTQ rights group InterPride, wanted to change the name of the event to say “WorldPride Kaohsiung”, the southern Taiwanese host city.

“Taiwan deeply regrets that InterPride, due to political considerations, has unilaterally rejected the mutually agreed upon consensus and broken a relationship of cooperation and trust. Not only does the decision disrespect Taiwan’s rights and diligent efforts, it also harms Asia’s vast LGBTIQ+ community,” Taipei’s foreign ministry said in a statement.