Oral History
Video interviews that introduce Tongzhi forums, indie zines such as the Ten Percent Club Newsletter, Blessed Ministry Community Church Newsletter, Tong Zhi Back Wave, Queer Sisters Newsletter, Nuliu, Nufungliu, Lui Tong Zhi, and Xiaomingxiong’s works, etc., from there the interviews explore early Tongzhi movement in 1990s, including the operation of Tongzhi organisations, different events and activities, and cooperation between organisations, etc.
Gumgum
A cross-disciplinary cultural advocate who has been working in social innovation, tertiary education, district council, women's movement, media and art management. Gumgum is also a singer-songwriter working to fulfil her childhood dream as a novelist.
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Connie Chan
Connie has a Master of Cultural Studies from Lingnan University, an experienced Tongzhi movement organiser. She founded the Women Coalition of HKSAR and co-founded the Hong Kong event of International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOQ+). Connie also co-organised the Hong Kong Pride Parade and served as the spokesperson and commander-in-chief from 2008 to 2012. From 2006 to 2010, she participated in the successful revision of domestic violence regulations to protect same-sex cohabiting couples. She worked in the advocacy and planning work of international human rights organisations and now focuses on a historical research project on the Hong Kong LGBTQ+ movement.
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Lai Chung Keung, Michael
Lai Chung Keung Michael was born in Hong Kong in the 1960s. He found out his sexual identity in the 1980s while he was studying in college in Canada. Lai joined the Hong Kong Ten Percent Club as committee member from 1991 to 1996. In 1992, he founded Blessed Minority Christian Fellowship (now named Blessed Ministry Community Church),the first LGBTQ church in Asia.
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Cheung Choi Wan
Cheung Choi Wan, born in 1950’s in Hong Kong. She began to participate in social movements in her university life. After graduation, she worked in media institutions and NGOs. She joined the Association Advanced of Feminism, advocating gender equality and democratic system. She is also devoted to other social issues and Tongzhi rights.
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Editor of Tong Zhi Back Wave
An ordinary Hong Konger, once involved in charity works and the cultural fields. Now she lives an ordinary retired life.
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Rose Wu
Rose Wu has a doctor of ministry degree from the Episcopal Divinity School in Boston and identifies as a feminist and Christian social activist. She was a founder and leader of the Hong Kong Women Christian Council and the Hong Kong Christian Institute that work for equality for women and sexual minorities, social justice, political and civil rights, and advocacy for the poor. She was a part-time lecturer on feminist and queer theology at Chung Chi Divinity School of the Chinese University of Hong Kong from 2002 to 2017. Her last official ministry was serving as an honourable consultant of the Queer Theology Academy in Hong Kong from 2009 to 2018.
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