CALLING FOR PROTECTION: A survey found that 76.1% of respondents had faced discrimination due to their academic results and 68% due to their sexual orientation

Taipei Times
Date: Aug 19, 2018
By: Sean Lin  /  Staff reporter

A coalition of civic groups yesterday called on mayoral and county commissioner candidates for the Nov. 24 nine-in-one elections to introduce platforms to protect young people from discrimination due to their sexual orientation and academic performance, and to increase their participation in politics.

At a news conference in Taipei, the Taiwan Alliance for Advancement of Youth Rights and Welfare unveiled the results of a survey it conducted among 2,100 Taiwanese aged 15 to 29.

More than 70 percent of respondents said that they had been discriminated against at some point growing up.

The 12-to-15 age group was the most likely to have been discriminated against, with 70.4 percent of respondents saying that they had fallen victim to discrimination during those years.    [FULL  STORY]