《香港跨男: Visibility vs Invisibility》Transgender Men in Hong Kong: Visibility vs Invisibility

(English version below)

趁著今年11月的跨性別關注週, 本會籌備多時的 《香港跨男：被看見 vs 隱形》故事合集終於上架。

本地跨男這個族群, 是香港性小眾中的小眾, 一直因各種原因而得不到足夠的關注, 被邊緣化到近乎隱形。

只有我們被看見, 人們才會相信跨男其實也是男人。因此, 本會推出了 《香港跨男》這個倡議項目。我們一群素人今次一齊用自己的故事, 展現跨男群體的多元面貌 – 我們有少數族裔的, 有殘疾的, 有年青的, 有計劃結婚 (而在香港結不到婚) 的等等。

我們8個因証件問題飽受折磨的跨男 (港府拒絕承認我們為男性), 有著同一個訴求, 就是想免術換証案明年終極勝訴, 之後可以用回正確的男性身份有尊嚴地在港生活, 結婚及工作, 繼續貢獻社會。案件將會於23年 1 月 4 日由終審法院審理。

《香港跨男》雙語文集連結: http://www.tehk.org.hk/latestnews_tc....

(更新: 案件於23年2月6日獲終審法院5位法官一致判定勝訴。及後因香港拖延落實終院判令, 本會主席兼案件原訴人於24年3月再度入稟司法覆核。約2星期後, 香港政府公佈新政策, 正式落實23年終院判決。)

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In the Transgender Awareness Week this November, we are launching the multi-media advocacy project ‘Transmen in Hong Kong: Visibility vs Invisibility’, to bring attention to the invisible HongKongese transmen who are not legally recognised in their acquired gender.

HongKongese transmen are the minority within the minority of LGBT+ people in the city. Due to various reasons, little attention has been given to us and the issues we face. We are marginalised to the extent that we are close to being invisible.

We have to be seen to be believed that transmen are men. Therefore, our organisation, namely Transgender Equality Hong Kong, came up with this story-telling project. Our group of 8 transmen, with a number of novices amongst us, decided to come forth and show the world who we are as a diverse community. There is much richness within our group – we have members who are disabled, of ethnic-minority, young, about to get married (but can’t do so in Hong Kong), just to name a few.

With the said diversity, we share the same wish: We want to see the Hong Kong ID gender marker lawsuit achieving its final victory next year, so we can have our male ID back, live a dignified life in Hong Kong, and continue to contribute to our home. The case will be heard on 4th Jan 2023 by the Court of Final Appeal.

Link of the bilingual 'Transmen in Hong Kong" Visibility vs Invisibility' booklet: http://www.tehk.org.hk/latestnews.html

(Update: On 6th Feb, 2023, the five judges of the Court of Final Appeal unanimously ruled in favor of the case. Later, due to the delayed implementation of the court order by the Hong Kong government, Henry Tse, TEHK's chair & plaintiff of the case, filed for judicial review again in March of 2024. About two weeks later, the Hong Kong government announced the new policy, enforcing the court ruling from the Court of Final Appeal.)

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Supported by: International Trans Fund

Sponsored by the Equal Opportunities (Sexual Orientation) Funding Scheme. Any contents of this material under this project do not represent the position of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region