For the same reason, LGBT individuals tended to seek help and support from various social media platforms instead of family members. The survey also included the experiences of Hong Kong LGBT individuals and it is noted that most of them had not fully 'come out' to their family, mostly due to the fear of not being accepted, being shamed, or being rejected by family members. Most respondents were aware of the discrimination and humiliation which LGBT individuals face in their daily lives 85% of the respondents supported the idea of promoting inclusiveness of the LGBT community. While nearly half of the respondents personally knew a person from the LGBT community, most of the respondents also stated that they 'would not mind' and 'would not have special feeling' towards LGBT individuals. Īccording to a survey titled 'The Hong Kong LGBT Climate', conducted by The University of Hong Kong, 25.6% of the respondents stated that they believed LGBT persons are the way they are due to their upbringing and socialisation, while 24.2% of the respondents believed they are 'born that way', and 14.3% believed it is caused by both factors.
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Of the LGBT employees, 53% stated that they had to "pretend to be someone they are not" and therefore felt exhaustion, while 26% stated that the work environment did not accept them, so they, at times, had to stay home to work. Of the respondents, chosen randomly, 50% stated that they accepted LGBT individuals while 25% stated they did not 3% stated that they believed LGBT individuals were not "psychologically normal". Ī 2012 survey by Community Business had 1,002 respondents chosen at random and 626 persons who identified as LGBT. Of them, 39% indicated that homosexuality "contradicts the morals of the community." 42% of those surveyed in 2005 stated that homosexuals were not "psychologically normal". In 2005, the government of Hong Kong conducted a telephone survey with over 2000 persons responding. A wave of political activism began in the 2000s. Since then LGBT activism has increased, asking for legal protections. In 1991, the government of Hong Kong legalised male-male same sex relations. Popular media marginalises and discriminates against LGBT members of Hong Kong in an attempt to maintain "traditional lifestyles". It is traditionally believed that heterosexuality is the nature, coherent, and privileged sexuality. Despite the history of colonisation and the resulting process of Westernisation since 1842, Hong Kong still embodies many aspects of Chinese traditional values towards sexuality.