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The '''Transgender Resource Center''' (TGR) was started in 2008 by Joanne Leung Wing-yan, a transgender woman from Hong Kong.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2131689/hong-kong-transgender-centre-seeks-make-invisible-visible|title=Transgender centre seeks to make the ‘invisible’ visible|work=South China Morning Post|access-date=2018-06-06|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/01/hkfp-person-month-july-2017-transgender-rights-activist-joanne-leung/|title=HKFP Person of the Month, July 2017: Transgender rights activist Joanne Leung {{!}} Hong Kong Free Press HKFP|date=2017-08-01|work=Hong Kong Free Press HKFP|access-date=2018-06-06|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Chiang |first1=Howard |title=Transgender China |date=December 11, 2012 |publisher=Springer |location=New York |isbn=9781349343201 |page=278 |url=https://books.google.com.hk/books/about/Transgender_China.html?id=Z1lijmDL4vQC&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref> The Hong Kong-based organization provides information on and to transgender people in Hong Kong and mainland China. It also advocates for legal reforms to protect the transgender community.
The '''Transgender Resource Center''' (TGR) was started in 2008 by Joanne Leung Wing-yan, a transgender woman from Hong Kong.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2131689/hong-kong-transgender-centre-seeks-make-invisible-visible|title=Transgender centre seeks to make the ‘invisible’ visible|work=South China Morning Post|access-date=2018-06-06|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/01/hkfp-person-month-july-2017-transgender-rights-activist-joanne-leung/|title=HKFP Person of the Month, July 2017: Transgender rights activist Joanne Leung {{!}} Hong Kong Free Press HKFP|date=2017-08-01|work=Hong Kong Free Press HKFP|access-date=2018-06-06|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Chiang |first1=Howard |title=Transgender China |date=December 11, 2012 |publisher=Springer |location=New York |isbn=9781349343201 |page=278 |url=https://books.google.com.hk/books/about/Transgender_China.html?id=Z1lijmDL4vQC&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref> The Hong Kong-based organization provides information on and to transgender people in Hong Kong and mainland China. It also advocates for legal reforms to protect the transgender community.<ref>{{cite news |title=46%跨性別人曾遭暴力對待 施暴者逾半為家人 |url=http://hd.stheadline.com/news/re |accessdate=2018-06-25 |agency=頭條日報 |publisher=頭條日報 |date=2018-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=46%跨性別人曾遭暴力對待 施暴者逾半為家人 |url=http://std.stheadline.com/instant/articles/detail/618324-香港-4 |accessdate=2018-06-25 |agency=星島日報 |publisher=星島日報 |date=2018-01-20}}</ref>


When it initially opened, TGR only provided social spaces and counseling services for transgender Hong Kongers.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Transgender Resource Center |url=https://www.planetromeofoundation.org/transgender-resource-center/ |website=Planetromeo Foundation |publisher=Planetromeo Foundation |accessdate=2018-06-22}}</ref> Currently, the organization also disseminates information to members of the transgender community.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tam |title=Transgenders: more than meets the eye |url=http://timeout-admin-node1.candrholdings.com/gay-lesbian/features/50626/transgenders-more-than-meets-the-eye.html |website=Time Out Hong Kong |publisher=Time Out Hong Kong |accessdate=2018-06-22}}</ref> TGR's founder and chairperson, Leung, has called for legislation that allows transgender individuals to have their gender recognized and for greater social acceptance of transgender people in Hong Kong and mainland China.<ref name=":1" /> Finally, the organization advocates for an anti-discrimination ordinance that would protect LGBT people from discrimination.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite news |title=近半跨性別者曾受暴力對待　學者籲立性別承認法 |url=https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180120/s00001/1516434768217 |accessdate=2018-06-25 |agency=Ming Pao |date=2018-01-20}}</ref>
When it initially opened, TGR only provided social spaces and counseling services for transgender Hong Kongers.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Transgender Resource Center |url=https://www.planetromeofoundation.org/transgender-resource-center/ |website=Planetromeo Foundation |publisher=Planetromeo Foundation |accessdate=2018-06-22}}</ref> Currently, the organization also disseminates information to members of the transgender community.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tam |title=Transgenders: more than meets the eye |url=http://timeout-admin-node1.candrholdings.com/gay-lesbian/features/50626/transgenders-more-than-meets-the-eye.html |website=Time Out Hong Kong |publisher=Time Out Hong Kong |accessdate=2018-06-22}}</ref> TGR's founder and chairperson, Leung, has called for legislation that allows transgender individuals to have their gender recognized and for greater social acceptance of transgender people in Hong Kong and mainland China.<ref name=":1" /> Finally, the organization advocates for an anti-discrimination ordinance that would protect LGBT people from discrimination.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite news |title=近半跨性別者曾受暴力對待　學者籲立性別承認法 |url=https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180120/s00001/1516434768217 |accessdate=2018-06-25 |agency=Ming Pao |date=2018-01-20}}</ref>

Revision as of 07:16, 25 June 2018

  • Comment: This is a tough call. I'd like to see better sourcing. Most of the references are to a single media outlet, the South China Morning Post. I'm not sure this is a fatal flaw, but it would be better if there was wider coverage in other publications. My own searching isn't finding much, however. The standard to be applied is WP:NCORP.
    It's also possible that adding some of this material to Joanne Leung would cover the topic adequately. -- RoySmith (talk) 03:11, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

The Transgender Resource Center (TGR) was started in 2008 by Joanne Leung Wing-yan, a transgender woman from Hong Kong.[1][2][3] The Hong Kong-based organization provides information on and to transgender people in Hong Kong and mainland China. It also advocates for legal reforms to protect the transgender community.[4][5]

When it initially opened, TGR only provided social spaces and counseling services for transgender Hong Kongers.[1][6] Currently, the organization also disseminates information to members of the transgender community.[7] TGR's founder and chairperson, Leung, has called for legislation that allows transgender individuals to have their gender recognized and for greater social acceptance of transgender people in Hong Kong and mainland China.[2] Finally, the organization advocates for an anti-discrimination ordinance that would protect LGBT people from discrimination.[2][8]

TGR argues that the Hong Kong government needs a gender recognition ordinance because transgender individuals in Hong Kong may have their gender legally changed if they have undergone sex reassignment surgery.[9][10] TGR has lobbied for legislation that would allow transgender individuals to change their gender without surgery. [9] Such proposed legislation has faced opposition from Christian groups in Hong Kong. [9]

TGR has written and published The Book of Transgender in Hong Kong. [1]

After ten years of being without a permanent location, TGR opened a center in Hung Hom on 31 December 2017.[1]

TGR has also worked with the Equal Opportunities Commission of Hong Kong to draft a report on transgender people's interactions with law enforcement.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Transgender centre seeks to make the 'invisible' visible". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  2. ^ a b c "HKFP Person of the Month, July 2017: Transgender rights activist Joanne Leung | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  3. ^ Chiang, Howard (December 11, 2012). Transgender China. New York: Springer. p. 278. ISBN 9781349343201.
  4. ^ "46%跨性別人曾遭暴力對待 施暴者逾半為家人". 頭條日報. 頭條日報. 2018-01-20. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  5. ^ "46%跨性別人曾遭暴力對待 施暴者逾半為家人". 星島日報. 星島日報. 2018-01-20. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  6. ^ "Transgender Resource Center". Planetromeo Foundation. Planetromeo Foundation. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  7. ^ Tam. "Transgenders: more than meets the eye". Time Out Hong Kong. Time Out Hong Kong. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  8. ^ "近半跨性別者曾受暴力對待　學者籲立性別承認法". Ming Pao. 2018-01-20. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  9. ^ a b c "'Help transgender people, but with advice and facilities, not new laws'". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  10. ^ a b "Hong Kong transgender people face humiliation from law enforcement officers, says study". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
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