英文摘要 |
Hong Kong after 1997 has been marked by waves of pro-democracy movements. Among them, the Umbrella Movement in 2014 is understood to be one of the most significant protests. It signifies a shift of paradigm in the form and content of social movement. Being a territory-wide occupy movement led mainly by the younger generations, it is internationally well-known of its spectacular visual demonstrations, street art displays, protest music and the involvement of popular culture such as ACG fan communities. In the summer of 2019, Hong Kong has ex-perienced another major protest, the Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement. In this article, I intend to narrate a (queer) story of Hong Kong during the period between these two major social movements through the creative participation of two openly gay and lesbian Canto-pop singers, Anthony Wong and Denise Ho. This article aims at (1) making visible the experiences of tongzhi/queer people in the pro-democracy protests; (2) exploring the various ways tongzhi/queer singers used to open up spaces of dissident voices. It is hoped that through the lens of queer people and queer artists’ participation in the civil society and pro-democracy movements, we can put gender and sexuality back to the study of Hong Kong social movements, and to understand the role of popular music in pro-democratic movements. In particular, how popular music has gradually transformed to be a tactic used by the people to connect, act up and develop a sense of community in the post-2019 Hong Kong. |