Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Taiwan Celebrates Gay Pride VOA News Hundreds of people gathered in Taiwan's capital Sunday to participate in one of the few LGBTQ Pride events held around the world. Participants flewa giant rainbow flag in the city's Liberty Square in central Taipei as they marched in front of a memorial toChaingKai-shek, who ruled the island with an iron fist after he was driven off mainland China after losing the 1949 civil war to Mao Zedong's communist forces. .