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A scene from the Gay Games Hong Kong 2023 dragon boat races on the Shing Mun River in Sha Tin. Hong Kong missed an opportunity to promote its diversity, tolerance and inclusion because a minority of bigots railed against its hosting of the games. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Then & Now | If only there was a way to stop Hong Kong bigots’ anti-Gay Games raving

Hong Kong missed an opportunity to promote itself as tolerant and outward-looking when it hosted the Gay Games 2023, all thanks to a self-appointed cabal of guardians of ‘traditional family life’.

  • Hong Kong could have projected a positive, outward-looking vibe with its hosting of the Gay Games 2023. Instead, an anti-LGBT cabal declaimed against the event
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Opinion | Open and inclusive society? Not judging by ongoing outrage over Gay Games

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Hong Kong hosted ‘best Gay Games ever’, organisers say at closing ceremony

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Cambodia’s LGBTQ football team on mission to inspire

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How Hong Kong’s Gay Games stumbled near finishing line but still made ‘history’

While some lawmakers and critics say event will undermine traditional Chinese family values, organisers call it milestone in long fight for recognition.

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‘Thrilled to be here’: dragon boat racers in high spirits at Hong Kong Gay Games

More than 500 competitors took part in dragon boat racing on Shing Mun River, including 11 teams of overseas contestants.

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My Take | Gay Games is a reminder that all people deserve respect and equality

The event attracted controversy before it opened yet its mission of “unity in diversity” is one that we should all rally to and embrace.

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Lawmaker Regina Ip attends the opening ceremony of Hong Kong Gay Game 2023, November 4, 2023. Photo: Edmond So

Regina Ip says Hong Kong Gay Games is ‘creating history’, amid calls to cancel

Hong Kong co-hosts Asia’s first Gay Games since sporting event was established in 1982, despite calls from critics for contest to be cancelled on national security grounds.

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Editorial | Gay Games success can make Hong Kong proud

Inclusivity and acceptance is the message as competition begins in Hong Kong, the first place in Asia to host the event.

Hong Kong Gay Games rejects claims event is political or gets foreign state funding

‘We are not a political party. We have no political causes. The games are to promote diversity and inclusion,’ says Lisa Lam, co-chair of the Games, as event begins.

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The Hong Kong Gay Games, the first in Asia, is scheduled to run from Friday to November 11. Photo: AFP

Regina Ip says she has never backed same-sex marriage amid Hong Kong Gay Games row

Veteran politician Regina Ip hits back at anti-LGBTQ lawmakers calling for cancellation of Gay Games, with group seeking her resignation for officiating at event.

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The Hong Kong Gay Games are set to launch on Friday and run until November 11. Photo: Felix Wong

Anti-LGBTQ lawmakers seek Hong Kong Gay Games ban over ‘national security risk’

They also call for top government adviser Regina Ip to resign for agreeing to officiate at opening this weekend, but she rejects claims against Games as ‘ridiculous’.

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Letters | Full support for Gay Games can tell a good Hong Kong story

Readers discuss the lacklustre official support for the Gay Games to be held in the city, and the character of the city’s first Chinese chief justice.

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Are Hong Kong government agencies giving Gay Games the cold shoulder?

Four ‘supporting organisations’ have done little to help with grants, venues or promotion efforts

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The Gay Games event in Hong Kong was originally set to kick off last year, but was delayed amid the pandemic. Photo: Handout

Chinese text that helped Gay Games Hong Kong co-chair embrace being a lesbian

Lisa Lam, co-chair of the Gay Games Hong Kong, says the Zhuangzi, a foundational work of Chinese philosophy and literature, gave her perspective on being a lesbian.

Lisa Lam, co-chair of the Gay Games Hong Kong, says she still returns to the Zhuangzi, an ancient Chinese text, from time to time, especially when she feels stuck or unhappy. Photo: Lisa Lam Mun-wai

RTHK cancels Hong Kong’s only LGBTQ radio show, ‘a step backward for community’

Host Brian Leung and others say show made a big impact on LGBTQ community by airing issues that mattered.

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Then & Now | Anti-LGBTQ China mouthpieces and ‘Christian’ bigots don’t speak for Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s ‘educated’ elite have turned their toxic attention to the LGBTQ community. Yet these self-appointed arbiters of ‘public morality’ don’t represent the view of the public as shown by opinion polls.

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Letters | Why the Gay Games in Hong Kong matter for Asia

Readers write in about the significance of the first Gay Games to be held in Asia, the possible expansion of Brics, and why China must stop the Ukraine war.

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The Hong Kong delegation at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Gay Games in Paris. Photo: Gay Games Hong Kong

It’s safe in Hong Kong, Gay Games team tells foreigners worried about security law

Former security minister Regina Ip says fears of those refusing to come for November Games are ‘totally unwarranted’.

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Letters | US offers lessons on how to ease overcrowding at hospital A&E

Readers discuss ways to prevent non-emergency patients seeking treatment at emergency rooms, mental health support for local vets, the misguided call to cancel the Gay Games, and the use of paper arrival cards at immigration.

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Hong Kong Gay Games organisers refuse to cancel event in face of activists’ warning

Activists accuse organisers of ‘aligning with pro-authoritarian figures persecuting’ residents.

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Hong Kong won the bid to host the 2022 Gay Games after applying in 2017. The event was postponed until 2023 because of the Covid pandemic. Photo: Gay Games Hong Kong

Opinion | Gay Games a chance for Hong Kong to showcase its tolerant, welcoming side

Closed-mindedness is not in keeping with Hong Kong’s role as a centre for international cultural exchange and a site of cultural experimentation and reform. Rather than more politicisation, the city needs to go back to what it does best – welcoming the world with open arms.

At the core of the Gay Games lies the important task of demonstrating to the world that the Hong Kong story remains alive and well, despite reports of its demise. Photo: Felix Wong

Opinion | Amid vehement opposition to the Gay Games, cool heads must prevail

Most Hongkongers accept that some people are homosexual or bisexual, and showcasing our city’s inclusivity seems harmless enough. Yet official support has been mixed and debates have become unpleasant.

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Gay Games ‘will bring out Hong Kong’ thanks to sponsors after no public funding

Postponed event set to attract 30,000 participants and spectators to the city in November, having raised over US$3million in absence of government support.

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Hong Kong’s Gay Games organisers optimistic about turnout after Covid curbs lifted

Lisa Lam, co-chair of event, says registration was low when it opened last October amid quarantine rules for travellers.

Lisa Lam, co-chair of the event, says registration was low when it opened last October amid quarantine rules for travellers. Photo: Felix Wong

Gay Games photos and LGBTQ artists the focus of Hong Kong warm-up shows

Two sister exhibitions launched this week as warm-up acts for 2023’s Gay Games Hong Kong, one of photos from previous Gay Games and the other celebrating LGBTQ artists.

Visitors flip through a photo book of images from the 10th Gay Games, held in Paris in 2018, at the opening of “Beyond Strength: A Retrospective Exhibition of Gay Games, 1982-2022” at the Goethe Institute Hongkong. Photo: Connor Mycroft

Hong Kong’s LGBT community struggles for acceptance in sports, CUHK survey shows

Less than a year before Hong Kong co-hosts the Gay Games, a survey reveals some of the issues the city’s LGBTQ community faces in the sports and fitness industries.

Letters | On sexual diversity, Hong Kong must stay grounded in traditional Chinese values

Readers discuss appeals for Hong Kong to embrace same-sex marriage and the Gay Games, and the growing ranks of rule-breakers in the city.

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Hong Kong Gay Games 2023
The Gay Games is a worldwide sport and cultural event that promotes sexual diversity, featuring lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) athletes and artists. Founded as the "Gay Olympics", it was started in the United States in San Francisco, California, in 1982, as the brainchild of Olympic decathlete (Mexico City 1968) and medical doctor Tom Waddell. Hong Kong was announced as the host city of the 11th Gay Games in 2022 at a gala event in Paris on October 30, 2017. It won with a clear majority of votes, in the first round of voting. The event was delayed until 2023 due to the coronavirus pandemic. It is the first time that the Gay Games will be held in Asia
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9 September, 2024
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