Week2-2:News feeds and Websites on Final Project
After one week research on homosexual issue in Hong Kong, I find that nowadays the homosexuals in Hong Kong, no matter gays or lesbians are active in the social affairs and the supporters even those who are from church also try their best to fight for the equal rights for the homosexuals. There are a lot of websites, blogs, and forums which are related to the issue. I choose six from them which will help me on the final project.
In-media
In-media of Hong Kong is an independent media website which works on pushing the development of democracy and social motion in Hong Kong. They pay attention to all kinds of social affairs which are related to the social development. Homosexual issue in Hong Kong is always a hot topic in their agenda. Recently, they are a main party in the debates between RTHK and the Broadcasting Authority. As I mentioned in the outline last week, there are dozens of articles about HK homosexual issue published in the website of In-media. I believe the power from In-media will influence the mass’ attitude towards gays.
Abai is a Chinese comprehensive website which offers latest news, arts information, articles on homosexual to the Chinese gays. It searches the information on homosexual all around the world and very convenient for me to catch the latest news not only in China or Hong Kong but many other regions such as Russia, Canada and Australia.
“Now” stands for National Organization for Woman which is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States and female homosexual is a main part of their career. As we all know, the homosexual issue experienced a big change in the United States in the past ten years. This website shares large numbers of information on how homosexual people in the U.S.A fight for their equal rights, which I think, are valuable for HK homosexual development as well as my project.
Sexual Orientation Equal Resource
It’s a blog of the Association for the Advancement of Feminism in HK (HKAAF). This association is devotion to fight for women’s rights including the equal opportunities for lesbians. Its website and blog provides information of regulations on homosexual issue in HK and introduce many legal rules and cases from other countries such as the U.K and the U.S.A. It’s quite helpful for me to know the legal items and the government’s attitude in HK on homosexual as well as the corresponding rules in the other countries.
It’s an individual blog of a gay (I suppose the author is a gay, but I am not sure.) in HK. From his/her blog, I read many touching stories of his/her and the author’s friends. Besides his/her feelings as a gay, I also read their opinions and attitude towards the society of HK.
Rainbow Station is known as the most activist homosexual organization in HK. It is active in the social affairs and plays a significant role in push homosexual action in HK. In its website, it often updates the members’ actions and also news, articles from supporters and opposites. It’s an informative website for me to know the motions of HK homosexuals. But I don’t know why its RSS icon doesn’t work.
