A new survey on Hong Kong gay men has revealed that more than 50 per cent fear coming out. A major cause is fear of rejection from their family. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Opinion
Opinion
The gay Hong Kong Chinese men afraid to come out to their families, and why parents need educating to accept them
- Hong Kong Chinese respondents to a survey say fear of rejection is the main reason they conceal their gay identities from their families
- The unwillingness of gay men in Hong Kong to practise safe sex or disclose they ahve HIV are big factors in the rapid growth in HIV infection rates in the city
A new survey on Hong Kong gay men has revealed that more than 50 per cent fear coming out. A major cause is fear of rejection from their family. Photo: Jonathan Wong