The first Gay Games in Asia has faced a political backlash in co-host city Hong Kong after a group of conservative lawmakers called on authorities to scrap the event – and even suggested it could breach a sweeping national security law.
The first Gay Games in Asia has faced a political backlash in co-host city Hong Kong after a group of conservative lawmakers called on authorities to scrap the event – and even suggested it could breach a sweeping national security law.
HONG KONG Hong Kong will be the first Asian city to hold the Gay Games from Friday (Nov 3), co-hosting them with a Mexican city in one of the financial hub's biggest events since Covid-19, despite ban calls from rights activists and lawmakers opposing LGBTQ efforts. The Chinese-ruled city has no law against discrimination based on sexual orientation and.