Gay right news in Taiwan

I feel like I read news from Taiwan once a while. This time the City I'm from will sponsor a major event.

For the very first time the Rainbow Flag will be raised in an official ceremony in Taiwan an indication that the island off mainland China is growing more tolerant of gays.

The flag will go up in front of Taipei City Hall on September 17, marking the start of "Queer Friendly Taipei" and in another first the city's Department of Civil Affairs is a major sponsor of the event.

Yeh Jie-sheng, the department's Deputy Chief said the city was sponsoring the event to stress its respect for minority groups and cultural diversity.

"Conservative and religious groups have been criticizing the event, and we welcome different opinions. We will invite these groups this year to discuss issues of gay rights together," he said during a press conference this week at Taipei City Hall.

How do I think about it? Of course it's a great thing!!