"Hong Kong LGBTQ+ Printed Matter in Pre-Internet Era" Talk

Hong Kong's early Tongzhi indie zines, publications and documents in the form of printed matters are invaluable historical materials. After the decriminalisation of private, adult, non-commercial, and consensual male homosexual sexual acts in the Legislation Council in 1991, there were numerous NGOs registered and came the beginning of Tongzhi movement in Hong Kong.

The establishment of this digital archive is a result of the selfless support of our fellows. We want to thank our all friends and Tongzhi groups for their loans and donations, which enabled us to obtain many precious materials from the 1980s to the 2000s.

Perhaps today, we cannot imagine how this web-based archive can help and serve the LGBTQ+ community, scholars, researchers, and future generations in Hong Kong and abroad. Yet, let us provide this platform, and the coming generations using it will create its meanings.