Hong Kong Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 2023｜Wang Xianzhi and Xu Qiao appeared at the opening ceremony and the plaintiff in the transgender ID card case was awarded the Linglong Award
The Court of Final Appeal earlier ruled partially successful in the same-sex marriage case involving Operation Rainbow member Sam Chi-kit, which has far-reaching significance for same-sex couples in Hong Kong’s fight for marriage equality and marks an important step on the road to gay equality.
As for the film industry, the 34th Hong Kong Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (HKLGFF) will also be held from now until September 23. The past few years have been full of challenges due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Despite the difficult situation, the “Hong Kong Gay and Lesbian Film Festival” has been successfully held in the past few years and never stopped. This year’s “Hong Kong Gay and Lesbian Film Festival” will continue to present top LGBTQ+ films from around the world, with a total of 24 feature films and 5 groups of 28 short films, including local Hong Kong works.
Hong Kong Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 2023 Opening Ceremony
At present, Hong Kong has fully opened up, and more overseas directors and filmmakers will be invited to participate in the film festival this year, including Byun Sung-bin, the director of the Korean transgender-themed film “Peafowl” (Peafowl), and CHOI Hae-jun, the protagonist. ) and Onir, the director of the Indian male romance film “Pine Cone”. As for the local guests, the lineup is also very prosperous, including the director of “Uncle” Yeung Yao-kai, who is the administrative director of the “Hong Kong Gay and Lesbian Film Festival”, and of course arrived early in the morning; actor Leung Yung-ting, one of the new mentors of the festival’s short film script writing competition, also appeared Support the event; the conference also invited Xu Qiao to serve as the master of ceremony. Other guests include: Wang Xianzhi, Chen Haoyun, Chen Junhao, Xu Jiahao, Yip Peiyan, Chen Yingtong, “Jesus” director Li Junshuo and “Can’t Love” director Liang Bizhi, etc. The scene was lively. HSBC, which is the title sponsor of the “Hong Kong Gay and Lesbian Film Festival”, and the Tongle Sports Festival, one of the program’s promotion partners, all sent representatives to attend the opening ceremony.
Hong Kong Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 2023｜Wang Xianzhi appeared at the opening ceremony to support
Hong Kong Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 2023｜Xu Qiao Asha serves as the MC of the conference
Hong Kong Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 2023｜Leung Yung-ting appeared at the opening ceremony to support
Cui Haijun, the protagonist of the opening film “The Peacock Queen” of the 34th “Hong Kong Gay and Lesbian Film Festival”
Hong Kong Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 2023｜ “Pink Ma Dang” artist Bu is even more skilled, showing off his waacking dance master on the spot!
Commendation to transgender human rights activist Xie Haolin for his efforts to fight for gender “recognition”
In addition, every year the “Hong Kong Gay and Lesbian Film Festival” awards the Prism Award to individuals or organizations that have made contributions to the gay community. This year, the Prism Award was awarded to Xie Haolin – Henry is a transgender human rights activist. He selflessly and fearlessly made his story as a transgender person public and shared it with all walks of life, which greatly increased the public’s understanding and attention to sexual minorities. After serving in another local transgender organization for a year, Henry established the Transgender Equality Association of Hong Kong (TEHK) in 2020. The association is committed to ensuring that Hong Kong society aligns with world standards on transgender rights and human rights issues. TEHK is not affiliated with any political party or foundation. It puts the needs and equality of the transgender community as its top priority and focuses on improving the deficiencies of Hong Kong’s LGBT organizations in human rights and legal knowledge initiatives. Henry began applying for review in 2017, proposing to the court that he could change the gender marker listed on his ID card without having to undergo a full gender reassignment surgery. After losing two cases, the case was finally won in 2023. This is an extremely arduous process.
The 34th “Hong Kong Gay and Lesbian Film Festival” Linglong Award Winner – Henry Tse
At the opening ceremony, the conference awarded the Linglong Award to Xie Haolin as a mark of recognition and recognition. In his speech, Xie Haolin thanked the conference for recognizing his work for transgender equality over the past six years, including his efforts in the areas of surgery-free replacement of certificates and gender recognition. He said:“I would like to thank my team of lawyers, including the defunct Wei Zhida Law Firm; my friends; media friends; and local and overseas gay rights comrades. Without their practical help and support, I would not have been able to complete the 6-year judicial review marathon. Long-distance running has successfully overturned the cruel policy of “organ harvesting” and the requirement of cross-sex sterilization and sexual organ reconstruction in order to obtain a certificate. So today this honor not only belongs to me, but also to them.”Xie Haolin also urged the government to implement the court order and launch a new policy for renewing certificates so that transgender friends can go to school, work, get married, and start families normally.
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The 34th “Hong Kong Gay and Lesbian Film Festival” Linglong Award Winner – Henry Tse
The 34th “Hong Kong Gay and Lesbian Film Festival”
Tickets for the 2023 “Hong Kong Gay and Lesbian Film Festival” are on sale now. The closing film package ticket is HK$220; the ticket price for selected documentaries is HK$75; and the ticket price for other screenings is HK$95. For details, please visit:
“Hong Kong Gay and Lesbian Film Festival” event dates: now to September 23
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