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A colorised electron microscope image shows mpox particles in red found within an infected cell, shown as blue. Photo: AP

Hong Kong at risk of mpox outbreak as population has low immunity, experts say

World Health Organization has declared mpox outbreaks in Africa public health emergency of international concern.

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Chinese Taipei fans hammer JK Rowling over ‘trans’ comments aimed at boxer

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My tour of Shanghai’s art scene with Talk Art podcast host Russell Tovey

Video | How a HK$1 billion manhunt pushed Gigi Chao from the closet to LGBTQ activist

Hong Kong LGBTQ activist Gigi Chao talks about her life and relationship with tycoon father, who offered a ‘dowry’ for any man who could marry her.

Photo: SCMP composite

Video | How Chengdu became known as China’s ‘gay capital’

Although same-sex unions aren’t legally recognised in China, the first symbolic gay marriages happened in Chengdu.

How Chengdu became known as China’s ‘gay capital’

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Taiwan’s drag queens celebrate Nymphia Wind’s win on RuPaul’s Drag Race

Taiwan-raised Nymphia Wind recently won RuPaul’s Drag Race – the first East Asian drag artist to do so. We look at how drag culture has evolved on the island and talk to some of its leading lights.

Taiwanese Drag queen Nymphia Wind talks to media before the Second Taipei International Drag Festival in Taipei in May. Photo: CHIBA / AFP

On this day | Taiwan legalises same-sex marriage in landmark ruling – from the SCMP archive

On this day five years ago, Taiwan lawmakers voted in favour of recognising same-sex unions, making it the first place in Asia to do so.

Letters | We can inspire young people to dream by just giving them a chance

Readers discuss the best ways to support young people, how Hong Kong should use its tourism dollars, and the importance of gender diversity and expression in sports.

How Stanley Kwan explored sexuality in his films Lan Yu and Hold You Tight

Hold You Tight and Lan Yu were daring films for their time. The first stars Chingmy Yau, then an actress in adults-only films, as a bored wife who has an affair, while the latter is a stylish gay drama.

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Hu Jun (left) and Liu Ye in a still from Lan Yu, the 2001 film by Hong Kong director Stanley Kwan.

Then & Now | All you need to know about soybeans – including their lesbian link

Healthy and full of protein, soybeans have been a popular foodstuff in China for centuries. Here’s how they’re processed, made into products like soy sauce – and used in Cantonese to refer to lesbians.

Soybean products include tofu, tofu pudding and soy milk. Photo: SCMP

Hong Kong introduces national security risk test for all visa applicants

Director of Immigration Benson Kwok reveals department will evaluate background and ‘past statements’ of visa applicants to determine whether they pose a risk.

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Reflections | Did Chinese emperor identify as a woman like Roman emperor Elagabalus?

Reports of Roman emperor Elagabalus begging to undergo gender transition and Chinese emperor Ming of the Wei dynasty wearing feminine fashions show why we should sometimes question historical accounts.

Trans rights boosted in China as court backs sacked worker, calls for ‘respect’

The rights of transgender workers in China have been given a shot in the arm after a Beijing court ruled in favour of an employee who was fired for taking time off to recover from gender reassignment surgery.

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The workplace rights of transgender people in China have been boosted after a Beijing court ruled in favour of a trans staffer who was sacked for taking time off to recover from gender reassignment surgery. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock

Opinion | Open and inclusive society? Not judging by ongoing outrage over Gay Games

Priscilla Leung’s off-script warning at a Basic Law forum that any discussion of gay marriage could tear society apart and have a bigger impact than the enactment of local national security laws merits deeper scrutiny.

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Lawmaker Priscilla Leung attends a November 1 press conference at Legco in Admiralty to call for a ban on the Gay Games. At a recent Basic Law forum, she made the leap from the city hosting the Games to a discussion on marriage equality. Photo: Edmond So

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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Opinion | China banning clothes that hurt national feelings would be a stitch too far

Proposal to criminalise clothes that hurt national feelings is a step too far. Concerns are already growing as young people wearing kimonos or T-shirts with rainbows are barred by security, even detained by police

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China’s LGBTQ tourists flock to Thailand to ‘forget all upsetting things’

Bangkok is only a five-hour flight from Beijing, and Thailand’s tourism authorities actively promote it as among the region’s most open destinations to LGBTQ people.

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A gay Chinese couple tour a condominium block in Bangkok last month. Thailand is proving to be a huge draw for LGBTQ people from China who are frequently scorned and ostracised at home. Photo: AP

Chinese LGBTQ organisations look for ways to survive crackdown

LGBTQ groups in China battling increased censorship and police checks since Covid-19 pandemic

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The odd couple: German far right shows unlikely affinity for Communist China

China has embraced the relationship with the Alternative for Germany party, which sent a high-ranking delegation to Beijing and Shanghai for a week-long visit in June.

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‘I tried my very best’: host of Hong Kong’s axed LGBTQ radio show reflects

Brian Leung, the host of Hong Kong’s recently cancelled LGBTQ radio show We Are Family, reflects on 17 years of the programme, and why he’s not surprised about its abrupt axing.

Brian Leung, the host of Hong Kong’s recently cancelled LGBTQ radio show “We Are Family”, is “proud” of working on the show for 17 years, but wasn’t surprised when he found out it was going to be cancelled in July. Photo: Edmond So

‘No need to panic’ over Hong Kong’s spike in mpox cases, as vaccination centre opens

Concern groups urge individuals at risk to get vaccinated, and make sure to know their sex partners.

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Authorities have urged people in high-risk groups to get vaccinated for mpox as soon as possible. Photo: AP

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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Chinese diplomat causes stir in Japan after calling trans people ‘deformed’

Chinese consul general in Osaka Xue Jian said ‘tampering with gender is a deformity, not the evolution of human civilisation’.

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Opinion | China’s LGBT community doesn’t need Western ‘gay pride’

For LGBT people in China, sexuality is part, not all, of who they are as their familial role and national identity take precedence. What they want most is love and acceptance, not pride parades.

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A Beijing-based choir comprising members of the LGBT community prepares backstage before a concert during Shanghai’s Pride celebrations in June 2018. Photo: Simon Song

Taiwan grants joint adoption rights to same-sex couples

Legislature passes amendment to civil code making adoption process the same for all couples.

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Taiwan has legislated to allow joint adoption by gay couples. Photo: Reuters

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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Chinese students disciplined over rainbow flags sue Education Ministry

Advocates commend the Tsinghua University pair for persisting in a mainland environment where public discussion of LGBTQ rights is considered sensitive and is censored.

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LGBTQ in China
The latest news, analysis and opinion on LGBTQ in China. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
last updated:
16 August, 2024
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