Organised by NGO Gay Harmony, the event featured eight other groups, including an LGBTQ-friendly church and a small media outlet that focuses on reporting LGBTQ-related issues.
The groups took turns giving short speeches outside the Sogo department store, while volunteers distributed flyers to passersby, from young couples to families with kids.
Around the corner, at a booth run by NGO Pride Lab, passersby were asked to rate on a scale of one to six how LGBTQ-friendly their environment is.
Volunteering with Pride Lab on Saturday was social worker Jacinta Yu, who was wearing rainbow earrings and a T-shirt that read in Chinese, “‘No offence’ is not an excuse.”
Yu said she treasured the chance to talk to people and educate them on LGBTQ topics.
“Some passersby said they don’t think homosexuality is right. I respect that they have different views,” Yu said. “But I hope everyone respects each other and does not discriminate.”
