17 Jul 2023光傳媒#8002
人權組織憂海外參加者或面臨國安風險 籲取消香港同樂運動會
The 11th Gay Games, also known as the Games for the LGBTQ community, will be co-hosted by Hong Kong and Mexico in November, marking the first time the event has been held in Asia. Recently, however, human rights organisations and LGBTQ rights advocates separately expressed concerns over Hong Kong’s National Security Law and called on the Federation of Gay Games (FGG), the US-based official body organising the event, to cancel the Hong Kong Games. Light Media learned that two Taiwanese athletes, after considering their personal safety, may shelve plans to travel to Hong Kong to compete as individuals.
第十一屆同樂運動會（Gay Games，又稱同志運動會）將於11月由香港及墨西哥合辦，亦是首次有亞洲地區舉辦該運動會。然而，最近有人權組織及關注LGBTQ權益人士分別表示，基於對香港《國安法》的疑慮，呼籲主辦同樂運動會的官方機構、總部設於美國的「同志運動會聯合會」（Federation of Gay Games，FGG），取消在港舉辦同運會。《光傳媒》獲悉，有兩名台灣運動員考慮自身安全後，可能擱置以個人名義到港參賽。
24 Apr 2023獨媒#6351
何君堯發聯署要求煞停同樂運動會：須從國家安全角度著想
The 11th Gay Games will be held in Hong Kong for the first time in November, but the event has come under attack from a number of pro-establishment Legislative Council members in recent years. Junius Ho, who once said he did not want to “make this dirty money”, launched a petition last Thursday (April 20), saying its goal was to collect 120,000 signatures calling for the Gay Games to be halted. He criticised the event for challenging traditional values and said that “it is necessary to consider this from a national security perspective”. He said it was necessary to guard against people using the Games to damage Hong Kong again, and called on national security agencies to halt the event immediately, with the slogan: “Hello Hong Kong! We don’t need the Gay Games!”
第11屆同樂運動會（Gay Games）將於11月首次在港舉行，惟近年遭不少建制派立法會議員狙擊。曾稱「唔想賺呢啲污糟錢」的何君堯上周四（4月20日）發起聯署，稱目標收集12萬個簽名要求煞停同運會。他批評同運會衝擊傳統價值觀，又稱「必須要從國家安全角度著想」，須防範有人藉運動會再次破壞香港，更呼籲國安機構立即煞停運動會，「Hello香港！不靠同運！」
10 Mar 2023獨媒#6142
跨性別人士更換身份證性別全停 入境處：正因應終院裁決檢視政策
Two transgender men, the anonymous person codenamed Q and Tse Henry EdwardHenry, won a case at the Court of Final Appeal last month, ruling that people who have not completed full sex-reassignment surgery may also change the sex marker on their identity cards. The Immigration Department has not yet announced how it will update its policy. Recently, when transgender men who had completed the full surgery applied, staff said all applications had to be suspended until the department completed its review of the relevant requirements. Transgender people can only wait in silence. A group criticised the department’s “one-size-fits-all” approach as highly unreasonable and inconsistent with the principles of the Court of Final Appeal’s judgment. The Immigration Department told The Independent Media that it was reviewing the existing policy in accordance with the ruling and seeking to complete the process within a reasonable time.
兩名「跨仔」（跨性別男性）代號Q的匿名人士及謝浩霖Henry更改身份證性別一案，上月在終審法院勝訴，未完成完整性別重置手術者也可更改身份證性別，不過入境處暫未公布如何更新政策。近日有已完成整套手術的「跨仔」入紙申請時，職員指所有申請均需暫停，直至入境處完成審視相關規定。一眾跨性別人士只能默默等待，有團體批評處方「一刀切」做法極不合理，亦與終院判決原則不符。入境處回覆《獨媒》表示，正根據終院裁決檢視現行政策，力求在合理時間內完成。
1 Mar 2023法庭線#6115
挑戰改身份證性別 跨仔法庭勝一仗 Q先生：都係想爭取同其他人一樣嘅權利
Few people may pay particular attention to the gender field on an identity card. But for transgender people, under current government policy, the field can seem like a window that lays them bare. No matter how much they change their appearance to become the person they feel themselves to be, when others see the gender on their identity card, they can feel as though they are completely naked, exposed to people’s scrutiny.
Seeking to change the “F” in this field to “M”, Mr Q embarked on a judicial review that lasted ten years. He suffered two defeats during the process. On 6 February 2023, however, the Court of Final Appeal handed down its judgment, ruling that requiring transgender men to undergo full sex-reassignment surgery before changing the gender on their identity cards violated the Bill of Rights. The five judges unanimously ruled in favour of the transgender applicant, bringing his final victory.
身份證上性別一欄，或沒多少人會特別留意。但對跨性別人士而言，在現行政府政策下，這一欄彷彿變成一面透視鏡，即使在外型上如何改變成為心目中的那個自己，當別人看到身份證上的性別，自己猶如全身赤裸，任由旁人目光掃視全身。
為了爭取把這一欄的「F」改為「M」，Q 先生展開了司法覆核之路，一行就十年。期間曾經歷兩次敗訴，至 2023 年 2 月 6 日，終審法院頒下判詞，指局方要求跨性別男子必須接受完整性別重置手術，才能更改身份證性別，違反《人權法》。5 名法官一致裁定跨性別人士終極勝訴。
15 Feb 2023明報#6050
賽道欄杆掛彩虹旗 渣馬報警處理
After the Standard Chartered Marathon ended on Sunday, Dennis Philipse, founder of the Hong Kong Gay Games, complained that he and several others had hung rainbow flags symbolising minorities on railings near the Central ferry piers. Staff from the marathon stopped them and notified the police to handle the matter. He said he was saddened and shocked by the incident and had written to the Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association, which organised the event, to lodge a complaint.
渣打馬拉松禮拜日跑完，香港同志運動會創辦人Dennis Philipse投訴，佢哋幾個人當日喺中環碼頭附近欄杆掛起象徵性小眾嘅彩虹旗，被渣馬工作人員阻止，對方仲通知警方嚟處理，形容對事件感到傷感同震驚，已去信籌辦賽事嘅香港田總投訴。
6 Feb 2023法庭線#6014
未完成手術被拒改身份證性別 跨性別人士終極勝訴
Two female-to-male transgender people were refused applications to the Immigration Department to change the sex on their identity cards because they had not completed the full gender reassignment surgery. Their judicial review challenge was dismissed, and a subsequent appeal was also rejected. On their final appeal, the Court of Final Appeal handed down its judgment on Monday (6th), unanimously ruling in favour of the two transgender people.
The Court of Final Appeal held that the existing policy imposed an “unacceptably harsh burden” on transgender people and had failed to strike a reasonable balance between the appellants’ rights and the social benefits arising from the policy. The court also rejected the Immigration Department’s earlier contention that complete gender reassignment surgery was the only viable and objective criterion for changing the sex on an identity card. It held that existing medical exemptions and policies in other jurisdictions showed that other criteria were plainly feasible and would not cause administrative difficulties.
兩名由女變男的跨性別人士，在未完成整個性別重置手術下，向入境處申請更改身份證性別被拒，司法覆核被裁定敗訴，其後上訴再遭駁回。兩人終極上訴，終審法院周一（6 日）頒下判詞，一致裁定兩名跨性別人士勝訴。
終院認為，現行政策對跨性別人士施加「不可接受的嚴苛負擔」，未有在上訴人權利與政策所帶來的社會利益之間，取得合理平衡。終院亦拒絕接納入境處一方早前指，完整性別重置手術，是更改身份證性別的唯一可行、客觀準則，認為從現行的醫學豁免及其他司法管轄區政策可見，其他準則顯然可行，且不會造成行政困難。
12 Jan 2023法庭線#5938
跨性別者稱條例定義狹窄 致無法用符合性別認同公廁 質疑構成歧視提覆核開審
A transgender person argues that the narrow definitions of sex under the Public Toilets (Conduct and Behaviour) Regulations prevent transgender people from using public toilets corresponding to their gender identity and may expose them to criminal liability. Claiming that the regulations are discriminatory and violate the Basic Law and the Human Rights Ordinance, the applicant earlier filed for judicial review in the High Court, seeking an order broadening the definitions of “male” and “female” under the regulations. The case was heard in the High Court on Thursday (12th). The applicant said transgender men could not enter men’s toilets, but when they used women’s toilets according to the sex on their identity cards, they were subjected to comments and verbal harassment from other women. The government argued that the existing definitions served a practical need to protect the privacy and safety of other toilet users, and were consistent with social norms and expectations. The hearing will continue on Friday (13th).
有跨性別人士認為，現時《公廁（行為及舉止）規例》對性別的定義狹窄，令跨性別者未能使用性別認同的公廁，更可能惹上刑責，質疑條例構成歧視，違反《基本法》及《人權法》，早前入稟高院提出司法覆核，要求法庭頒令擴闊規例中對「男性」及「女性」的定義。案件周四（12 日）在高等法院審理。
申請方指，跨性別男士不能進入男廁，但當他們按身份證性別使用女廁時，會被其他女性議論，受言語騷擾。政府一方則指，現有性別的定義有實際需要，以保障其他廁所使用者私隱及安全，亦符合社會規範及期望。案件周五（13 日）續審。
4 Jan 2023法庭線#5906
未完成手術被拒改身份證性別 跨性別人士終極上訴指失尊嚴受辱 政府：有實際需要
Two transgender people who transitioned from female to male were refused applications to change the sex on their identity cards because they had not completed the entire sex reassignment surgery. Their judicial review was unsuccessful, and a subsequent appeal was dismissed. They have applied for a final appeal, and the case began hearing at the Court of Final Appeal on Wednesday (4th).
兩名由女變男的跨性別人士，在未完成整個性別重置手術下，向入境處申請更改身份證性別被拒，司法覆核被裁定敗訴，其後上訴再遭駁回。兩人申請終極上訴，案件周三（4 日）於終審法院開審。
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