一个周六下午，乔什（Josh）正在台北一家受欢迎的同志酒吧Commander D喝酒，几名警察突然冲了进来。“蹲下，不许动，”他们喊道。他一时不知所措，环顾四周，看到酒吧老板被戴上手铐，被迫跪下。
osh was having a drink at Commander D, a popular gay bar in Taipei, on a Saturday afternoon when several police officers suddenly burst in. "Squat down and don't move," they shouted. Bewildered, he looked around to see the bar owner being handcuffed and forced to his knees.
这位28岁的男子是51名被围捕并带走接受审讯的顾客之一，他们涉嫌违反公序良俗相关规定。
The 28-year-old was among 51 customers to be rounded up and taken away for questioning over suspected breaches of public decency rules.
“我没想到这种事如今还会发生。这确实让我觉得安全了很多，”来自台湾的男同性恋者乔什说。由于事件的敏感性，他要求使用化名。这次警方行动被人权组织批评为手段粗暴，也让台湾的LGBTQ+群体感到不安。
"I didn't expect something like this to still happen these days. It definitely made me feel a lot less safe," says Josh, a gay man from Taiwan whose name has been changed due to the sensitivity of the incident. The police operation was criticised by rights groups as heavy-handed, and has unsettled LGBTQ+ communities in Taiwan.
周六，台湾举办该地区规模最大的骄傲游行之一。一些人表示，这次警方行动象征着一种持续存在的、更广泛的污名化现象，可能危及台湾作为对LGBTQ友好目的地的全球形象。
On Saturday the island hosts one of the region's largest Pride parades and some say the police operation is emblematic of a persistent, wider stigma that risks jeopardising its global image as a LGBTQ friendly destination.
“在街上牵手安全吗？”这次突击检查发生在10月3日，涉事酒吧被宣传为台北第一家也是唯一一家BDSM主题酒吧，并出现在多本国际旅游指南中。Commander D在西门町地区经营了十多年，这里是LGBTQ+游客的聚集地，同志酒吧和性用品商店随处可见。
'Will it be safe to hold hands in the street?' The raid took place on 3 October at a bar that is billed as Taipei's first and only BDSM-themed bar and features in several international travel guides. Commander D has operated for more than a decade in the Ximending area a hub for LGBTQ+ tourists where gay bars and sex shops can be easily spotted.
酒吧老板被逮捕并移送检方，涉嫌从容留性行为或不雅行为中获利，该罪名最高可判处五年监禁。
The bar's owner was arrested and referred to prosecutors on suspicion of profiting from facilitating sexual or indecent acts, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
突击检查发生后的几天里，警方表示今年已收到13起投诉，指控该酒吧违反公序良俗。
In the days after the raid, the police department said that it had received 13 complaints this year alleging public decency violations at the bar.
在10月7日接受台湾媒体采访时，酒吧老板指责警方过度使用武力，并表示顾客之间的任何亲密接触都是个人选择的问题。他尚未被正式指控任何罪名。他的律师以调查仍在进行为由，拒绝就此案发表评论。
In an interview with Taiwanese media on 7 October, the bar owner accused the police of using excessive force and said that any intimate encounters between customers were a matter of personal choice. He has not yet been formally charged with any offences. His lawyer declined to comment on the case, citing the ongoing investigation.
社交媒体上发布的视频显示，警察嘲弄一名残障顾客，并阻止部分人穿回衣服。由于天气炎热，一些人脱掉了衬衫。警方表示，他们已审查了41段执法记录仪录像，并承认警员使用了不当言语。
Videos posted on social media showed the police mocking a disabled customer and preventing some people from putting their clothes back on. Some had taken their shirts off because it was a warm day. Police said they had reviewed 41 body cam recordings and acknowledged inappropriate language had been used by its officers.
人权律师、专注于LGBTQ+权益的徐维多利亚表示：“其中包含性羞辱的成分。”她指出，由于警方拒绝让顾客穿衣，“他们不得不在没有尊严的情况下被带往派出所”。
"There was an element of sexual humiliation," says Victoria Hsu, a human rights lawyer specialising in LGBTQ+ rights. As police refused to let the patrons get dressed, "they weren't allowed to go to the police station with dignity".
警局称，他们的行动旨在控制现场，且法院授权的搜查并未针对任何特定群体或性取向。然而，在强烈的公众舆论反弹后，台北市长蒋万安道歉，六名警察因不当言论及未能妥善监督下属而受到处分。权益团体呼吁进行独立调查。
The police department said their actions were intended to bring the scene under control and the court-authorised search had not targeted any particular group or sexual orientation. Yet after a strong public backlash, Taipei mayor Chiang Wan-an apologised and six police officers were disciplined for inappropriate remarks and failing to supervise their juniors properly. Rights groups are calling for an independent investigation.
万华分局表示，权益团体已于10月7日向检察官提起刑事告发。“此案已进入司法程序，我们等待调查结果及后续法庭审理。”总部设在曼谷的LGBTQ+倡导网络APCOM执行董事Midnight Poonkasetwattana对台湾中央通讯社表示，此次突击搜查“可能破坏台湾建立的同志友善形象”。
Wanhua police division said rights groups filed a criminal complaint with prosecutors on 7 October. "The matter has entered the judicial process, and we await the outcome of the investigation and any subsequent court proceedings." Midnight Poonkasetwattana, executive director of the Bangkok-based LGBTQ+ advocacy network APCOM, told Taiwan's Central news agency that the raid "could undermine the gay-friendly image Taiwan has built".
居住在台北的同志洪彦安表示，他收到了海外友人的关切讯息。“我的一位在西班牙的同志朋友一直在问我：‘一切都好吗？如果我来访，在街上牵伴侣的手会安全吗？’”根深蒂固的污名 这一事件与最近一项民调结果形成鲜明对比，该民调显示，自台湾于2019年将同性婚姻合法化以来——成为亚洲首个这样做的地方——公众对同婚的支持率已从42%上升至54%。
Hung Yan-an, a gay man living in Taipei, says he received messages from overseas friends about the incident. "A gay friend of mine in Spain has been asking me: 'Is everything OK? If I visit, will it be safe to hold hands with my partner in the street?'" Persistent stigma The episode stands in stark contrast to a recent survey that found public support for gay marriage has increased from 42% to 54% since Taiwan legalised same-sex marriage in 2019, the first place in Asia to do so.
“包容不仅仅关乎婚姻平等、骄傲游行或国际认可。它还关乎公共机构在行使国家权力时如何对待LGBTQI+群体，”蓬卡塞瓦塔纳在就突袭“D指挥官”夜店一事致函台湾驻泰国代表提出的正式抗议信中表示。
"But inclusion is not only about marriage equality, Pride or international recognition. It is also about how public institutions treat LGBTQI+ people when exercising state power," Poonkasetwattana said in a formal letter of protest to Taiwan's representative in Thailand over the decision to raid Commander D.
当地活动人士表示，这次突袭暴露出围绕酷儿场所长期存在的污名化，以及“长期以来根植于警察系统中的恐同、歧视和滥用权力”。
Local campaigners say the raid exposes a persistent stigma around queer venues, as well as "homophobia, discrimination and abuse of power that have long been embedded in the police system".
万华警分局发言人没有直接回应有关长期存在制度性恐同的指控，但表示警方“充分尊重社会文化多样性及人民权利”，并将继续打击犯罪、执法以维护公共秩序。
A spokesperson for the Wanhua police division did not directly address the allegations of longstanding institutional homophobia but said it "fully respects social and cultural diversity and people's rights" and would continue to combat crime and enforce the law to maintain public order.
其他同性恋场所也面临审查。今年4月，台中市中心一家同性恋三温暖在警方以涉嫌妨害风化罪进行突袭及后续检查后关闭。业主在宣布关闭的脸书声明中指责警方歧视性对待。台北一家同性恋健身房于2021年关闭，据报道其在三年内被检查了186次。
Other gay venues have also faced scrutiny. In April, a gay bathhouse in the central city of Taichung closed after a police raid over suspected public-decency offences and subsequent inspections. In a Facebook statement announcing the closure, its owner accused police of discriminatory treatment. A gay gym in Taipei, which closed in 2021, had reportedly been inspected 186 times over three years.
“有些警察认为同性恋者更有可能随身携带毒品，”律师许说。“有不少LGBTQ+人士来找我寻求法律咨询，例如，其中一些人遭到了警方不当搜查。”“一种微妙的不适感”对于以“汉娜”为艺名表演的台湾变装皇后简诗涵来说，歧视并不总是容易识别的。他回忆说，同性恋场所屡遭噪音投诉，还有一辆预约好的出租车在司机看到一位变装的朋友后直接开走了。
"Some police officers assume that gay people are more likely to have drugs on them," lawyer Hsu says. "I've had quite a few LGBTQ+ people come to me for legal advice, for example, some of them were subjected to improper police searches." 'A subtle sense of discomfort' For Chien Shih-han, a Taiwanese drag queen who performs as Hannah, discrimination is not always easy to identify. He recalls gay venues facing repeated noise complaints and a pre-booked taxi driving away after the driver saw a friend in drag.
“这一切可能都归结为对性少数群体的这种微妙的不适感或焦虑感，”简说。
"It could all come down to this subtle sense of discomfort or anxiety towards sexual minorities," Chien says.
在他看来，Commander D这样的同志场所为那些不符合主流的人提供了庇护，即便在LGBTQ+群体内部也是如此。“那是一种安全网，”简说。“现在感觉好像有人在放火烧那张网。”数周后，乔什说，回想起那次突击检查，他仍然感到“有点害怕”，但这不会阻止他走上街头参加台湾同志游行。
In his view, gay venues such as Commander D have offered a refuge to people who do not fit the mainstream, even within the LGBTQ+ community. "It was a kind of safety net," Chien says. "Now it feels as though someone is setting fire to that net." Weeks later, Josh says he still feels "a little scared" when thinking back to the raid, but that it would not stop him taking to the streets for Taiwan Pride.
“我想表达我对那天被带到警察局的愤怒，”他说，“我想带着这样的信息去：我们不奇怪，我们不是怪胎。”
"I want to express my anger at being taken to the police station that day," he says, "I want to go with the message that we're not strange, we're not freaks."