Wei-ming temple
Wei-ming temple (), also known as Rabbit Temple, is a Taoist temple in New Taipei City, Taiwan dedicated to Tu'er Shen (lit. "The Rabbit God"), a Chinese deity associated with gay love and sex.

History

Founded by Taoist priest Lu Wei-ming in 2006, the shrine is explicitly welcoming to gay congregants, and draws about 9,000 attendees per year. According to Wei-ming, the temple is the only shrine in the world dedicated to homosexuals, and has stated that his intent in creating the shrine was to create a welcoming place for a demographic subject to ostracism. While praying to the gods for a lover is a traditional Taoist custom, the Wei-ming temple's focus on sexuality is distinct, and a symbol of queer identity in Taiwanese society. The temple has been the target of sporadic protests by Taiwan's small Christian community, with a priest attempting to perform an exorcism of the shrine on one occasion.

See also 

 LGBT rights in Taiwan
 Religion in Taiwan
 Homosexuality in China
 Religion and LGBT people

References 

Taoist temples in Taiwan
LGBT and religion
LGBT culture in Taiwan