| Who we are |
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Civil Rights for Sexual Diversities (CR4SD) is an NGO working for the rights of people who may be disadvantaged by the law, policies and social prejudices in Hong Kong because of their sexual orientation, gender identity and sexual expression. We vow to serve the diverse community of sexual diversities whom include but are not limited to lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgendered people.
| Our Objective |
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CR4SD was founded in 1999 with an aim:
- to research on the rights for sexual diversities in the administration and legislature
- to provide resource, information and support as regards to any endeavour to the advancement of rights for sexual diversities
- to foster education, communication, advocacy and cultural shift of rights for sexual diversities to the sexual diversity community and the society at large.
- to facilitate policy change towards advancement of rights for sexual diversities and to broaden knowledge and application of existing policies.
| What We Do |
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-Mobilization of the tongzhi community
-Monitor of the government and legislators of their work in promoting equal rights for tongzhi
-Handling and assistance to cases of discrimination and unfair treatment
-Report to government bureaux and departments, the EOC and international human rights institutions on the status of Hong Kong tongzhi
-Advocacy for legal and policy reform
-Policy research and community education on tongzhi issues
-Provision of basic human rights and legal training
-Coalition with other social, human rights and minority movements
| What We Have Done So Far - |
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1999
Founding of CR4SD
Organizing of 1999 Tongzhi Conference
Hosting GayStation Program “GayTalk”
Tongzhi Day on Tuen Ng Festival
First Public Appearance on Prime-time TV Shows
Membership of TCJM
2000
Tongzhi Platform (Jun)
LegCo Election Campaign (Aug)
5 LegCo Candidates on GayTalk (Sep)
Tongzhi Policy Address 2000 (Oct)
Submissions to LegCo Subcommittee to study discrimination based on sexual orientation (Oct) – Equal Ages of Consent and ECT
International Campaign for Lobbying LegCo members to support the LegCo Subcommittee (Oct)
PolyU Forum - Pornography and Censorship in Media (Oct)
Meeting with Secretary for Home Affair Bureau, Mr LAM Woon-kwong (Dec)
2001
Launch of first web site (Apr)
Establishment of Tongzhi Laws and Policies Task Force under TCJM
人妖闖許留山割脈事件 (Jul)
Tongzhi EO Resource Project (Aug)
Submissions to LegCo Subcommittee and Public Hearing (Aug) – Spousal Rights
四性會議 Sex / Gender / Sexuality / Sex Work Conference in Taiwan (Sep)
First Couple from Hong Kong Joined in Civil Union in Vermont (Dec)
2002
Sharing Experiences Conference in Bangkok with delegates from Asia (Jan)
Nature / Nurture Debate先天權利 先天擁有 (Feb)
Case Documentation Project (Mar)
Presentation at ILGLaw Conference in Turin, Italy reporting on HK, China and Taiwan (Jun)
Press Conference of “Sexual Orientation Survey 2002”, with PolyU (Aug)
Meeting with Professor Dandan, Chairperson on CESCR, United Nations (Sep)
Human Rights for Sexual Diversities and Case Documentation Workshop, co-organized with CCPL, HKU and IGLHRC (Oct)
Meeting with Minister for Home Affairs, Dr Patrick Ho (Oct)
Tongzhi Against Article 23 Protest (Dec)
2003
Convener for Human Rights Commission Task Force, under Civil Human Rights Front (Jan – Jun)
Recognition of Overseas Marriage / Partnership (Jan – Jun)
Legal Editing of Hong Kong Country Report on Transgender's Rights (Chinese version), written by Robyn Emerton and translated by Amanda Hoi C (Jan)
Transcription of Public Forum at HKU Social Work Week “Should Same-sex Marriage be Legalized?” (Apr)
Presentation Paper “Goodwin v UK and I v UK's impact on transgendered rights” (Apr)
Human Rights Case Documentation Workshop for Civil Human Rights Front (Apr)
Media Stalking TGs Incident (May)
Member of TransACTION group (Jun)
Presenter of Broadening Course (Sep)
2004
2004 Tongzhi LegCo Election Campaign
Being representative complainant of a tongzhi being sexually harassed at work, filing a complaint with the EOC
Successfully reached a consensus with the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority on a policy reform to give post-op transsexuals a new certificate
Multiple suicide cases of transgendered - calling for sympathy from the society
Participation in Sexual Minorities Forum
Helped seeking public funding for Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
| Founding Members |
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Roddy Shaw - LLM (Human Rights) and MA Literary & Cultural Studies at the University of Hong Kong. Research areas include “Equal Rights to Marriage for Sexual Diversities” and “Gay Desire and the Politics of Space”. Convener of Tongzhi Laws and Policies Task Force (TLPTF) of the Tongzhi Community Joint Meeting, a coalition of 20+ LGBT groups in Hong Kong. Long-time activist concerning anti-discrimination laws, gender, sexuality and law, equal ages of consent, equal rights to marriage and family for LGBT, AIDS prevention and care (emphasis on MSM community) and human rights protection for all. Organizer of 1998 and 1999 Tongzhi Conference. Former coordinator of Horizons.
Nelson Ng – Master of Divinity (CUHK) and MA Literary & Cultural Studies (HKU). Research area includes queer theology. Former vice-chair and chair of 10% Club and Blessed Minorities Christian Fellowship respectively. Organizer of 1999 Tongzhi Conference.
George Bisas - George Bisas has been working in the field of equal opportunity for most of his working life. Before moving to Hong Kong, George worked for the Victorian Equal Opportunities Commission in Melbourne, Australia as the Manager of Communications. In the course of his time there he has implemented a large number of educational and promotional campaigns about equal opportunity.
Prior to joining the EOC in Victoria he was Chief Executive Officer of Headway Victoria an advocacy and family support service for people with severe cognitive disabilities.
George moved to Hong Kong in March 2000 and since then has been working for the Hong Kong Equal Opportunities Commission as a special consultant. Here he has the responsibility for the Commission's training, policy and research functions and has helped establish and develop the EOC's Policy and Research Division and its new Training and Consultancy Services. He is also responsible for developing the Commission's private sector strategy.
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