In 1991, the government of Hong Kong legalized male-male same sex relations. Since then LGBT activism has increased, asking for legal protections. A wave of political activism began in the 2000s.
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In 2005, the government of Hong Kong conducted a telephone survey with over 2,000 persons responding. Of them, 39% indicated that homosexuality "contradicts the morals of the community." 42% of those surveyed in 2005 stated that homosexuals were not "psychologically normal".
A 2012 survey by Community Business had 1,002 respondents chosen at random and 626 persons who identified as LGBT. Of the respondents chosen randomly, 50% stated that they accepted LGBT individuals while 25% stated they did not; 3% stated that they believed LGBT individuals were not "psychologically normal". Of the LGBT employees, 53% stated that they had to "pretend to be someone they are not" and therefore felt exhaustion, while 26% stated that the work environment did not accept them, so they at times had to stay home at work.
By 2012 many individuals who originated from Mainland China became a part of Hong Kong's LGBT culture. LGBT marches are legal in Hong Kong, while they are not permitted in many areas in the Mainland. Joanna Chiu and Christy Choi of the South China Morning Post stated that in Hong Kong lesbians stated that conservative lawmakers and Christian groups in Hong Kong make lesbianism less accepted in Hong Kong compared to Mainland China, but that Hong Kong lesbians are better able to resist pressures to marry other men.
Economy
Volume Up, the first LGBT-oriented record label in Hong Kong, was founded by Evan Steer.
Institutions
The Hong Kong Ten Percent Club is an LGBT organisation. It was one of the first ones founded in Hong Kong.
Women Coalition of Hong Kong is an LGBT rights organisation. It was founded around 2002.
Education
The University of Hong Kong has a Queer Straight Alliance.
Recreation
Waiwai Yeo of the WCHK stated that around 2002 the LGBT community did not feel comfortable enough to hold a gay pride parade. The Hong Kong Pride Parade was first held in 2008. Waiwai Yeo stated that 1,000 people participated in the first parade and that the increased to 2,500 in 2011. The Wall Street Journal wrote that this is "a far cry from the millions who flock to the annual pride parades in Brazil and elsewhere."
Pink Dot, another pride event, attracted around 15,000 in 2015.
Les Pêches The Lounge establishes parties for women who are lesbian and bisexual.
The Hong Kong Tourism Board started "Pink Season" to attract LGBT tourism. Dr. Lucetta Kam Yip-lo (金晔路; 金曄路; gam1 jip6 lou6; Jīn Yèlù), who wrote Shanghai Lalas: Female Tongzhi Communities and Politics in Urban China, stated that "LGBT bars or events such as the pride march are a big tourist attraction for lesbians."
The Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival is also held.