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Contents:

• THE 5 BEST HONG KONG GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS HONG KONG
• HONG KONG’S BT GAY SNAS
• WE ARE GAY: CANDACE CHONG AND TONY WONG’S DARK NEW COLLABORATN
• HONG KONG GAY TRAVEL
• GAY GAM HONG KONG FACE ATTACKS AS CHA’S PROXI TARGET LGBT GROUPS
• GAY GAM 11 HONG KONG BEGS COUNTDOWN TO NOVEMBER 2023
• HUTONG CLUBHONG KONGMENUHOTELS · LUXURYHOTELS · MID-RANGE + BUDGETHOTEL DISUNTSON TODAYBARS & CLUBSLBIAN BARSSNASMASSAGEBEACHSHOPSSERVICATTRACTNSCY GUIOFFERSGAY MAPHUTONG CLUB
• CENTRAL ESLATOR SNAHONG KONGMENUHOTELS · LUXURYHOTELS · MID-RANGE + BUDGETHOTEL DISUNTSON TODAYBARS & CLUBSLBIAN BARSSNASMASSAGEBEACHSHOPSSERVICATTRACTNSCY GUIOFFERSGAY MAPCENTRAL ESLATOR SNA

THE 5 BEST HONG KONG GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS HONG KONG

Boystn is the creatn of out gay actor, host, and bs executive Vci Wong, who also serv as the host and producer of the new show.

Wong is also the executive director of Wong's Kong Kg Internatnal, a billn-dollar vtment holdg pany started by his was quoted an Oriental Daily News terview sayg that he unrstands a datg show featurg gay men might not be well-received by more culturally nservative elements of Hong Kong society, but he feels the show mak an important statement.

A fun gay crowd (mostly men) but a very warm receptn.

HONG KONG’S BT GAY SNAS

Some LGBTQ activists Hong Kong have lled for the Gay Gam to be ncelled. Hong Kong is safe to vis, Gay Gam team tells foreigners worryg about natnal secury law.

Insi was Chng Kam-chg, who plays Neil Chong’s play We Are Gay, which Wong is directg for Hong Kong Arts Ftival this month.

WE ARE GAY: CANDACE CHONG AND TONY WONG’S DARK NEW COLLABORATN

That spark brgs the heat to the productn of We Are Gay that dienc will fally see at the Xiqu Centre, after a slow burn of ncellatns owg to the panmic sce 2020. We Are Gay foc on a love triangle between three men: Neil, Philip and his boyiend Sheng (played by Lng Chung-hang and Y Hawk-s, rpectively).

HONG KONG GAY TRAVEL

In the hands of another creative team, the topic of gay love Hong Kong uld take a naturalistic or documentary turn, to explore social mor or discrimatn (same-sex marriage is banned Hong Kong wh no legalisatn sight). Chong’s wrg did beg fact after a lengthy velopment phase, startg 2018, that volved discsns and rearch wh Wong and terviews across Hong Kong’s gay muny. Audienc ed to what Wong lls, wh an edge of tratn, the “naturalism of most Hong Kong theatre” may be ially unfortable wh the effects and others, such as the e of vio or meta-props like the garbage bags which n functn as subnsc signifiers of sick or repugnant gay bodi.

Chong, who lled We Are Gay the “clost to my heart” of her dozen or so plays and librettos, spects that the cy’s polil chang will eventually affect society’s acceptance of the LGBTQ muny, spe some ditors that attus toward homosexualy are evolvg among young adults and a recent urt cisn barrg the ernment om refg public hog to same-sex upl. Our standard on gay issu will get closer to the maland [Che] standard, ” Chong surmised an terview last June as the productn was gettg the green light for a November n.

“It mak me thk that is meangful for me still to do We are Gay, bee we don’t know: five years later, n we still have a play wh that tle? Unlike more fay iendly treatments of gay issu, such as the slapstick ViuTV seri Ossan’s Love, We Are Gay don’t pull any punch: there is c language, nudy and sex a public toilet.

GAY GAM HONG KONG FACE ATTACKS AS CHA’S PROXI TARGET LGBT GROUPS

Chong said some of her terviewe feared such scen would rerce stereotyp of homosexuals as generat but she wanted dienc to feel the stigma of livg as a homosexual Hong Kong, and empathise wh . All ten performanc of We Are Gay are nearly sold out. We Are Gay ns om November 5 to 6 and November 8 to 13, 2022.

Compared to other parts of Asia, Hong Kong has a more open LGBT muny wh a variety of gay bars and events. There aren’t currently any gay hotels Hong Kong, but there are many gay-iendly optns, particularly The Eaton who regularly hosts LGBT events. Misterb&b is not a hotel or cha, but rather a bookg platform for rooms, apartments and hom and allows you to book om gay and gay-iendly hosts around the world.

Unrstandg the gay scene is much more easily done wh the help of a lol and home-sharg is one of the bt ways to meet someone livg the cy who knows how thgs work, where and when are the bt nights to go out, and what plac to eat at and which to avoid.

GAY GAM 11 HONG KONG BEGS COUNTDOWN TO NOVEMBER 2023

Misterb&b is our top choice if your prry is explorg the lol gay scene.

HUTONG CLUBHONG KONGMENUHOTELS · LUXURYHOTELS · MID-RANGE + BUDGETHOTEL DISUNTSON TODAYBARS & CLUBSLBIAN BARSSNASMASSAGEBEACHSHOPSSERVICATTRACTNSCY GUIOFFERSGAY MAPHUTONG CLUB

Expect a fun-lovg gay crowd to fill the place on weekends.

CENTRAL ESLATOR SNAHONG KONGMENUHOTELS · LUXURYHOTELS · MID-RANGE + BUDGETHOTEL DISUNTSON TODAYBARS & CLUBSLBIAN BARSSNASMASSAGEBEACHSHOPSSERVICATTRACTNSCY GUIOFFERSGAY MAPCENTRAL ESLATOR SNA

Lq – a gay-iendly, bohemian bar Lan Kwai Fong that’s popular wh the party crowd. Boo Bar – bears and their iends go to this popular gay karaoke bar Kowloon.

Pk Dot Hong Kong – this annual event began 2009 Sgapore to support the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer muny.

Gay Gam 11 – for the first time s nearly 30-year history, the Gay Gam will be held Asia. There’s not an official gay beach Hong Kong but there are a few where you n expect a gay-iendly atmosphere.

Middle Bay Beach – This is the most popular beach for gay sunbathers. The gay beachgoers ngregate near the rocky terra that divis the beach to two areas.

Wh loads of gay bars, morn astcture, and a ton of ex-pats gay travelers love Hong Kong.