Fridae.com’s Hong Kong correspondent, Nigel Collett, investigates the Boys and Girls Clubs Association campaign against the harassment of LGBT students in Hong Kong schools.
Nigel Collett reviews Chinese Male Homosexualities: Memba, Tongzhi and Golden Boy by Travis S. K. Kong which explores masculinities and homosexualities amongst Chinese gay men, and provides a sociological account of masculinity, desire, sexuality, identity and citizenship in contemporary Chinese societies in Hong Kong, Mainland China and London.
Fridae.com's Hong Kong correspondent, Nigel Collett, meets the Reverend Steve Parelli and his partner José Ortiz, of the US NGO Other Sheep, to find out.
Nigel Collett reviews Prayers for Bobby, a 2010 Golden Globe-nominated film based on the true story of Mary Griffith (played by Sigourney Weaver) – now a prominent campaigner for the US NGO, Parents, Families, Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) – whose son, Bobby was gay and committed suicide in 1983.
Nigel Collett reviews the new fourth volume of Hong Kong University Press's 'Queer Asia' series which explores how sexuality and gender is negotiated in mainland China and Hong Kong
Why should businesses care? How can businesses create inclusive workplaces for LGBT employees? The report looks at some of the challenges faced by LGBT employees in Hong Kong and provides some very practical suggestions of what companies in Hong Kong can do to make their workplaces more inclusive.
AIDS Concern is the adopted charity of this year's Hong Kong International Art Fair to be held May 27-30. 100% of proceeds from the sales of the 500 allocated tickets, which are worth HK$75,000, will benefit the charity. Fridae.com's Hong Kong Correspondent, Nigel Collett has more details.
Organised by community groups including Rainbow of Hong Kong, Gay Harmony, Horizons and Amnesty International’s LGBT Group, Hong Kong will commemorate International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) on Monday, 17 May at Chater Gardens.