ABSTRACT
This chapter looks at the tongzhi movement in Hong Kong. Tongzhi, which literally means ‘common will’, is an adaptation of the Chinese term ‘comrade’. As a former British colony, Hong Kong’s tongzhi movement has its own distinctive path different from Taiwan or China due to its colonial governance, religious influences, and the adaptation of Chinese families in such an environment. The chapter discusses three key sites of dominance that constrain as well as enable the development of tongzhi identities and politics in Hong Kong. The first site is the Hong Kong government, the second site is the family, and the third site of governance is religion, in particular, evangelical activism. The majority of the Hong Kong population is Chinese.
