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By Rex Wockner International News Report Hong Kong Gays Protest Poster Ban
Hong Kong gay and lesbian activists staged public displays of
affection during a March 29 screening of the Canadian lesbian-
themed film Better Than Chocolate to protest a ban on the movie's
poster by the Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority.
TELA ruled that the poster -- which shows two women embracing with one woman's bare back and the top of her buttocks visible -- is obscene. The protest took place at Cine-Art House. Anthony Yeung Ki-man of the activist group Gaystation, told the Hong Kong Standard: "They have approved many posters ... that depict bloodshed and indecency much more upsetting than gay and lesbian movies. But whenever they examine gay and lesbian movies, the censorship has suddenly become much tighter even though no private parts were exposed in the posters. If that's not double standards, what is?"
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