Icons

Loads of icon on pin buttons - but Oscar Wilde was sold out (taken in Stockholm)

Honestly I have never participated in gay pride in Hong Kong, not only because I was not here last year, I also felt not confident enough to go there. However, I watched some videos on youtube. They did some typical “gay pride” performance last year indeed, but I am even more looking forward to the pride day this year. As finally they co-operate with RTHK. I guess it is much better to have RTHK helping in organizing, and this year they even invited some celebrities.

Icons are always very important in LGBT. I guess it is because history is always important in any kinds of social movement. In London pride there is an exhibition of gay icons. The website mentioned people like k.d. lang, Harvey Milk and Andy Warhol. What I am thinking is, the difficulties in Hong Kong maybe is that, we lack of gay icons.

Gay icons are not only including gay or lesbian (otherwise Sandy Lam would not be an icon in gay community in Hong Kong), but people who are recognized by the community. However, still there are not many of them recognizing or directly contributing to Hong Kong LGBT community (other than Anthony Wong in advertisement in AIDS concern), which I think is something lack in gay movement in Hong Kong.