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Turkey: A Second Conference in Ankara |
| By Rex Wockner
International News Reports Hong Kong to Celebrate First Pride Day
Hong Kong's first gay-pride day is set for June 18 as part of a
two-week series of parties, seminars and movies.
Tongzhi Day ('tongzhi,' Cantonese for 'comrade,' has come to mean 'gay' or 'lesbian') will coincide with the Dragon Boat Festival which celebrates Chu dynasty poet and patriot Qu Yuan whose works were among the first to address gay issues, said the South China Morning Post. "Traditional folklore attributed Qu's self-sacrifice to his love of country, but there has been a well-established literary theory that argues he was really driven by his love for the emperor," pride organizer Roddy Shaw Kwok-wah told the newspaper. More than 20 gay and lesbian groups will participate in the pride events. Turkey: A Gay/Lesbian Conference in Ankara
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