In commemoration of The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) on May 17, Encompass HK will be hosting this special edition of the LGBT+ in Hong Kong talk.

The talk provides knowledge and enlists awareness of the diverse experiences of the LGBT+ community in Hong Kong. We’ll introduce the Hong Kong’s LGBT + history and culture and facilitate dialogue the subject, and give an overview of terminology, identities, historical and current issues, and action points for better inclusion. We’ll showcase the important contributions of the Hong Kong’s LGBT+ community toward the diversity of politics arts, sports, and culture in the city.

About our speaker – Benita Chick

A strong believer in community outreach, Benita works and advocates in professional as well as personal capacity for social causes with many different organizations. She has many citable experiences on collaboration with businesses, government, non-profits and youth on a wide range of advocacy projects.

Benita is an award-winning LGBT+ advocate. She has curated the first LGBT+ walking tour in Asia. She has helped to secure the Gay Games 2022 bid for Hong Kong, and has served as Pink Alliance’s IDAHOT (International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia) Director for 2 years. Benita was a Director on the board of AIDS Concern.

Benita has furthered diversity and inclusion advocacy in the community through media interviews with NHK World "Direct Talk", RTHK and Mingpoa. She is a frequent speaker on diversity and inclusion topics, having spoken at TEDx, Accenture, Schroders, Freshfields, The University of Hong Kong, among many others. With her science background at Cornell University and commitment to environmental work, Benita also runs sustainability and citizen science workshops at Encompass HK.