Running Asia’s Oldest Queer Film Festival
Hong Kong’s Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (HKLGFF) turned 30 this year! It’s Asia’s longest running LGBTQIA film festival, and has been under the directorship of Joseph Lam for the past 15 years. We spoke to him about his tenure […]
Staying Mentally Healthy In Unstable Times
The Protests & Your Mental Health Written by Steve Imrie Research teams, psychologists, and doctors have all recently stated that, due to the summer protests, Hong Kongers are currently suffering from a “mental health epidemic”. Statistically 9.1% of Hong Kongers […]
Kids…Or No Kids?
George and Nir are a real-life couple and co-artistic directors of the UK-based theatre company Ad Infinitum. This June, they are making their Asia debut with the award-winning show No Kids, a staged discussion of the couple’s questions related to […]
War Horse comes to Hong Kong
War Horse is Nick Stafford’s adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s remarkable tale of courage, loyalty and friendship tells the story of a young boy called Albert and his horse Joey, set against the backdrop of the First World War. This powerfully […]
We GIF You…DragJam
We GIF you…our take on things! As much as the Hong Kong event schedule would have you think otherwise, you can’t be everywhere all the time. So the PLUG team will be your eyes and ears at relevant queer events […]
The Harmonics: A Group of Stars is Born
The Harmonics are Back! After being “born” four years ago, the originally all-male, mostly gay-identifying, octet has grown into a 60-person choir made up of LGBTQ singers and allies. By now, it’s safe to say The Harmonics are a prominent […]
Help, Steph! Where Are My Scissor Sisters?
Struggling to find your place in the community? Scared to come out to your colleagues? New to gay sex? In other words, need help? Introducing reigning DragJam Queen of Roasts, Ms. Stephanie Slack! She’ll be dispensing her unique style of advice […]
Love, Sex and Buddha
by Phoebe Song Amy* is one of my oldest friends. We were kids when we first met. She had long, silky black hair with natural curls at the end and peachy cheeks that made adults coo. I was her lanky, […]
How to Make a Baby
Rainbow Family Planning by Josie Mitchell At some point in our lives, we all find out how babies are made. We may have seen some rather confusing diagrams in a high school science textbook, had an awkward conversation with a […]
You Dirty Beach!
Adventure Clean Up Challenge with Pachamama The “Adventure Clean Up Challenge” (ACUC) runs from April 20 to May 20, and is the first worldwide event of its kind. The creators, Esther Röling and her husband, first toured the entire coast […]