Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival

Its activities are directed by the Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Society, a non-profit organisation set up by Wouter Barendrecht and Raymond Yeung (楊曜愷) in 2001,[4] which states that it "seeks to promote equal opportunities and eliminate discrimination against sexual minority groups in Hong Kong through cinematic works of art".

The word tongzhi (Chinese: 同志; pinyin: tóngzhì), which translates into English as 'comrade' or 'same will', was chosen by the festival's founder Edward Lam and is a popular term for members of LGBT communities used in the Chinese-speaking world.

[6][7][8][9] Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival was founded by Edward Lam (林奕華) in 1989.

Today, the festival operates independently from the Hong Kong Arts Centre and has hosted its screenings at various commercial cinemas across the city since 2003.

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