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Jennifer Lu（born 24 July 1983) is a Taiwanese politician of the Social Democratic Party and formerly served the Deputy Director for the office of Senator Su Chiao-hui (DPP). She is an LGBT rights activist who is currently serving as the Coordinator for the Marriage Equality Coalition in Taiwan.

Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Lu graduated from National Taiwan University’s Department of Social Work and earned a Master of Policy Studies from the University of Sydney in 2012.

In 2016, Lu was the Social Democratic Party’s nominee for senator of Taipei’s seventh constituency. Previously, as the Public Relations Director of the Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline Association, she worked to promote the Taiwan LGBT movement.

Personal Life
Jennifer Lu was born on July 24, 1983 in Taipei, Taiwan. Her father is from Fengyuan District, Taichung, and her mother, Zhang Yingjuan, from Douliu City, Yunlin. She has one older brother and a younger sister. Her sister, Lu Xinyi, was born with an extensive number of congenital diseases and passed in 2013. Because of her sister’s medical needs, her mother resigned from her job to serve as her caregiver. During this time, she recorded her daily life taking care of the family in a blog, Love Can be Found in the Flaws of Life, and published a book Love Can be Found in the Flaws of Life: A Journey Towards Happiness.

Lu attended Minquan Elementary, Jieshou Junior High, and Taipei First Girls' High School. She initially attended Taiwan National Central University to pursue a degree in French, but after one year, retested and was admitted to National Taiwan University’s Department of Social Work. After graduation in 2007, she served as a Research Fellow to the Sociology Research Department of Academia Sinica for one year. In 2011, Lu was admitted to the University of Sydney and graduated in 2012 with a Master of Policy Studies.

The Marriage Equality Movement
On June 17, 2015, the Taipei City Civil Affairs Bureau announced they would allow the registration of gay civil partnerships and push for the legalization of gay marriage. In response, on June 23, Lu and her partner went to their local Household Registration Office and became the first registered gay couple under the new regulation.