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At the Shrine of Ta Yeh, the Gay Rabbit God

By Marc Felion on March 18, 2008

apprentice with FOF T-shirt in front of rabbit altarGays living in Taiwan are now turning to the Gay Rabbit God to answer their prayers. “Ta Yeh” was a man that got killed for cruising a ruling official in 18th-century China in the bathroom.

The greater gods took pity on him and made him the rabbit god, which is considered by the Chinese to be a naturally gay animal. Because Ta Yeh now is not too popular of a deity, people pray to him hoping that he will have more time to listen to their prayers and deliver the man or woman of their dreams.

Move over Jesus! Gays just got a new god. We thought that it was an great story, so we asked one of our listeners in Taiwan to go check it out to see if it was real. The following is a first hand hand account from one of our listener in Taiwan at the shrine of Ta Yeh, the Rabbit God in Taipei, Taiwan. It has been slightly edited to protect his identity. Read more…

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