Skittles | What it means to be gay, Chinese, and Christian all at once - 'In each of us, there is a desire to know, speak and love freely.'

I often thought, “What if someone sees us? Will they think that we’re disgusting?” Am I disgusting? I saw being gay as a huge problem that needed to be solved. And now, I don’t focus so much on seeing it as a ‘problem’, although it is something that I am still working on. Self discovery and acceptance require courage and a caring community, and I was lucky enough to have both.

Culture, Family, Identity, PersonalWe Are HKers13 January 2020skittles, penguine, gay, chinese, christian, struggle, love, speak, know, God, Christianity, community, courage, LGBTQ+Comment

Candy | A single mother - “As a mother, of course I am very worried; but as a Hongkonger, I have to let him go out.”

He was once soaked in blue dye from the water cannon. I was miserable. That’s my son! I don’t want him to get hurt. Yet I know that I can’t stop him from heading out just because he is my son. What about someone else’s son?

Family, PoliticsWe Are HKers24 November 2019candy, tangerine, christy, single, mother, son, parent, love, family, christian, australia Comment