Mr Gay Hong Kong & TCJM Launch Anti-Bullying Campaign

You may well be a carefree individual who enjoys life’s simple pleasures. But do you ever look back at how you got here? Are you haunted by a schoolyard memory – perhaps of having been bullied – because of your sexuality?

Mr Gay Hong Kong® engages your participation to fight against school-bullying targeted at homosexuals. Tell them true stories – yours, or a friend’s – about school bullying. Your story may be written (500 words or less), illustrated as digital art (in JPEG, GIF or FLASH format), or shot as a movie (2 minutes or less).

E-mail your submission to info@mrgayhongkong.com before 22 November 2010, Monday, with your contact number. The producers of Mr Gay Hong Kong® will select three winning entries which will be published on www.mrgayhongkong.com and publicly presented* at the Grand Finale. The winners will have guaranteed complimentary entry to the Mr Gay Hong Kong® 2010 Grand Finale

Meet & greet the finalists of Mr Gay Hong Kong® 2010 on 12 November, 7pm onwards, at an anti-bullying fundraiser Bar Tour in Club 97, Time Bar, Stroll Bar & Volume. Monies raised will be used towards an anti-bullying campaign organized in cooperation with TCJM.

For more information, please e-mail info@mrgayhongkong.com

*Contact details will be kept confidential. Identities may remain unrevealed upon request. The producers of Mr Gay Hong Kong® reserve the right to verify facts contained in entries for veracity.

About Mr Gay Hong Kong®

Established in 2009 by MAN Asia Productions, the Mr. Gay Hong Kong® pageant is much more than a beauty contest. While physical beauty is part of the consideration, it is a man's character and personality that make a difference in the selection. The winner or Mr. Gay Hong Kong® assumes ambassadorship of the local gay community for one year, and the privilege of representing Hong Kong in the prestigious Mr. Gay World Pageant. As a platform for gay rights and issues, Mr. Gay Hong Kong® has been covered by CNN, USA Today, South China Morning Post, RTHK, HK Magazine, Time Out Hong Kong, and various mainstream media outlets. Mr. Gay Hong Kong® is committed to gay advocacy and to the advancement of the gay agenda in mainstream conversation.

About TCJM

Tongzhi (同志) is a Chinese word, often translated as ‘comrade’, which refers to people of different sexual orientations and gender identities in the Chinese-speaking world. The Tongzhi Community Joint Meeting (TCJM) aims to link tongzhi organizations operating in Hong Kong, to assist them in their work and to provide a network for information in both Chinese and English within the tongzhi community. The TCJM will also research and campaign on issues of key importance. http://tcjmhk.org/