Taiwan’s northeastern county of Yilan has adopted a proposal to rename the islands from “Tiaoyutai” to “Toucheng Tiaoyutai,” to include the name of a local township.

And all men that have loved right more than ease, And honor above honors; all who gave Free-handed of their best for other men, And thought their giving taking...

There is nothing materially similar to a ship in the construction of a Fire Station, but through its tiled passages a shiply cleanliness pervades.

This sense of idealism, however troubled (as in The Living End) by homophobia and AIDS, challenges gay people to imagine a way to build their lives without seeking validation from the dominant social order, or as archqueen Quentin Crisp said somewhere, “Never mind keeping up with the Joneses; drag them down to your level—it’s cheaper.”