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davidinalameda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 03:56 PM
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Hong Kong Sees First Gay Rights Protest
http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/05/051605hongKong.htm

About 100 people marched through central Hong Kong Monday to call for civil rights protections for gays and lesbians.

The demonstrators carried rainbow flags and represented 16 LGBT and gay-positive organizations. The rally was part of the first International Day Against Homophobia.

Many of the Hong Kong protestors wore masks so they would not be recognized in the highly conservative former crown colony. Organizers said the masks were also a powerful symbol of the way gays "live in the shadow of homophobia."
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