A truly inspirational event! Approximately 12,000 people walked in Hong Kong’s annual Pride Parade earlier this month, including Gay Games 11 Hong Kong 2022 Founder
and Co-Chair Dennis Philipse, showing their support for the legal
protection of LGBT+ individuals against discrimination. This an increase
of about 2,000 people over the year before- many wearing either
purple-themed or rainbow-themed outfits and ribbons as they marched from
Causeway Bay to Central. The dress code for this years event was “proud
purple”, chosen because purple used to be a rare and
difficult-to-obtain colour reserved for royalty, but these days it is
now accessible to everyone. The organizers of the HK Pride Parade hope
equality will similarly be available to everyone one day.
Other
prominent attendees included Chairman of the Equal Opportunities
Commission Alfred Chan, along with prominent political figures lawmaker
Claudia Mo and activist “Long hair” Leung Kwok-hung who lead the parade
with a large rainbow flag in hand.
Hong Kong Pride Parade 2018 Highlight of the year: All-Gender Facilities
This
year’s focus also addressed the need to make more gender-neutral
facilities throughout Hong Kong, such as public bathrooms, in order to
promote an inclusive environment for non-binary and transgender people.
Cynthia Cheung, deputy spokesperson of the Pride Parade, spoke at the event, stating that they hope that “more
can be done to ensure everyone’s fundamental human rights – everyone is
born equal. Why is the government treating us like second-class
citizens?” Further adding that “it is the government’s responsibility to
provide equal legal protection for the LGBT+ community.”
Hong
Kong does not have any anti-discrimination legislation covering sexual
orientation, which is why showing support for the introduction of legal
protections for LGBT+ people is so important to the local community.
This is another reason why Gay Games 11 Hong Kong 2022 is
vital to the region, by providing an empowering experience for LGBT+
athletes and supporters from across Asia, in addition to welcoming
visitors from around the world, to participate in a variety of sporting
and cultural events.
Connect with Gay Games Hong Kong 2022
Website: http://www.gaygameshk2022.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GayGamesHK2022
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gaygameshk2022
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gaygameshk2022/
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