The Harbour Chill Carnival to be hosted by Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) in July and August is well-liked by HongKongers as the related online and social media mentions have yielded a predominantly positive sentiment (70%), according to media intelligence firm CARMA.
Pride marketing signals tolerance. With brands in the US under a genuine threat of backlash and boycott for their support of the LGBTQ+ community, where does this changed environment leave the socially conservative markets of APAC?
The team behind the first Gay Games in Asia is pushing forward with the planned November event in Hong Kong despite the efforts of five human rights activists to cancel it. Not backing down: The Gay Games Hong Kong (GGHK) team announced in a statement published on the event's official website on Monday that they are rejecting “any calls to cancel the Games” this year, adding that the team members are “dismayed and disappointed” that “people outside Hong Kong” are allegedly trying to sabotage the event. What happened: GGHK published its statement in response to a commentary written by five activists — Alex Chan, Clark Leung, Lorraine Pan, Adam Nelson and human rights activist and lawyer Samuel Bickett — on Outsports on June 7.
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