Over the Rainbow (organization)

Over The Rainbow (Traditional Chinese: 站出彩虹) is one of non-profit organizations in Hong Kong established by the chairman, Anthony Man Ho Fung [1] and a small group registered social workers in 1998.[2] They aimed at supporting families of lesbian and gay in Hong Kong which is aligned to the one of PFLAG. Over The Rainbow is the first similar organization in South East Asia.

Their hotline service helps the family members to understand them and encourage the communication in order to resolve the conflicts.

In the past few year, Over The Rainbow held various types activities like seminar, interview, workshop. In 2003 and 2005, it had organized a debate event with The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong[3] and provided articles for the sex education website of the association.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "兒女是同志 受困家人 紓壓有門". 臺灣性別人權協會. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
  2. ↑ "Over The Rainbow Official Website". Web.archive.org. 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  3. ↑ "決戰性地、創作性地第二擊". Retrieved 2011-03-14.
  4. ↑ "FPAHK Sexuality Education Website". Famplan.org.hk. Retrieved 2014-01-15.


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