LGBTQ+ Rights Webinar Series
Legislating Against Conversion Therapy in Hong Kong and Taiwan
Sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE), colloquially known as “conversion therapy”, refers to any form of treatment that aims to change a person’s sexual orientation. Such treatment is predicated upon the assumption that being LGBTQ+ is a condition that can be “cured”. Those that are treated may therefore encounter physical, psychological and sexual abuse, including cruel and inhumane treatments like electric shocks, forced medication or surgery, isolation and humiliation. “Conversion therapy” is generally regarded as discrimination and violence on the basis of sexual orientation. It is not only a serious violation of human rights of LGBTQ+ persons, but also a public health crisis.
In 2016, Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that they are drafting an amendment bill to outlaw “conversion therapy”, which was met with strong resistance from local anti-LGBTQ+ groups. They eventually achieved the ban via a letter of interpretation in 2018 – those who provides such treatment can receive up to 3 years of sentence. Meanwhile, Hong Kong is still very much behind on any discussion of a legislative ban. This webinar will involve LGBTQ+ advocates and medical professionals to explore the basis and strategies of legislating against “conversion therapy”.
Speakers:
THE SOCIETY OF TRUE LIGHT is a Hong Kong-based NGO advocating for self-acceptance among the LGBTQ+ community. Their representatives, Dino Wong and Joann Yeung, will present the findings of their pioneering study on the state of “conversion therapy” in Hong Kong, from both quantitative and qualitative perspectives.
DR. HSU CHIH-YUN is a clinical psychiatrist who runs an LGBT consultation clinic at the National Taiwan University Hospital. He previously served as the Director of the Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline Association, and has written extensively about LGBTQ+ rights and their intersections with his professional medical experiences.
Date & Time: March 14, 2023 (Tuesday) at 19:30-21:30 (Hong Kong time)
Language: Delivered in English and Mandarin, with Mandarin and English interpretations
Platform: Online (Zoom Meeting)
LGBTQ+ 權利講座系列
在香港和台灣立法禁止性傾向扭轉治療
性向試改（sexual orientation change efforts, SOCE），俗稱「扭轉治療」或「拗直治療」，是指為改變人的性取向而進行的治療。這種「治療」方式建立在此種認知之上：即非異性戀的性傾向或非順性別的性別認同是可被「治癒」的疾病。被「治療」者因而可能遭遇身體、心理和性的虐待，包括被電擊、強制用藥或手術、隔離、羞辱等殘忍和非人道的對待。「扭轉治療」被普遍認為是基於性傾向的歧視及暴力，既嚴重侵犯了性別小眾的人權，也是一場公共衛生危機。
2016年，台灣衛生部門宣布將起草修正案以禁止「扭轉治療」，受到當地反同組織多番抵制，最終在2018年透過函釋禁止「扭轉治療」，提供「治療」者最高可獲三年刑期；而香港在這方面的立法討論更為貧乏。本次的網絡研討會將由性小眾團體及精神科醫生一同探討立法禁止「扭轉治療」的基礎及推動立法的策略。
講者：
真光社為致力關注性小眾自我接納的香港非牟利團體。他們的代表黃政光和楊頌恩將會從量性和質性角度，分享他們就香港「扭轉治療」現況的研究結果。
徐志雲醫師為台灣金門醫院的精神科專科醫師，並在台大醫院開設同志諮詢門診。他曾任台灣同志諮詢熱線協會理事長，亦把自己在醫療體系內對LGBTQ+權利的觀察撰寫為《讓傷痕說話》一書。
講座時間：2023年3月14日（星期二）19:30-21:30 (香港時間)
講座語言：以英語和普通話進行，提供英語和普通話同聲傳譯
講座通過ZOOM在線舉行
Registration Link 報名連結: https://bit.ly/41B9bes
This webinar is organized by Equality Rights Project, Faculty of Law, HKU. For inquiries, please email us at . 此講座由香港大學法律學院平等權項目 舉辦。如有任何查詢，請致信 。