Taiwan is the first Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage and there are still many conservative forces who still keep up a opposition. In fact, there have been cases of same-sex marriage in Taiwanese newspapers in the 1910s.
The conservatives see same-sex marriage as ominous the way Taiwanese in the 1920s viewed wedding dresses.The concept of traditional Taiwanese, white is associated with funerals so a wedding gown is considered ominous. Nonetheless, some people who follow western fashion began to match white veils with traditional red wedding dresses.
People misunderstood same-sex marriage just like people misunderstood white wedding dresses at the time, so we painted brides in white veils to celebrate the legalization of same-sex marriage in Taiwan.
