• 02/24/2025

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HKFP Lens: Investigating attitudes towards Hong Kong’s sexual minorities

Hong Kong Free Press

Lens - Playing It Straight

“Playing it Straight”, an exhibition presented by Hong Kong Arts Collective, features works by Shawn P Griffin and Leslie Montgomery focusing on society’s attitude to sexual minorities in Hong Kong.

“Playing it Straight”, an exhibition by Shawn P Griffin and Leslie Montgomery which looks at society’s attitude to sexual minorities in Hong Kong. Photo: Hong Kong Arts Collective.
“Playing it Straight”, an exhibition by Shawn P Griffin and Leslie Montgomery which looks at society’s attitude to
sexual minorities in Hong Kong. Photo: Hong Kong Arts Collective.

The exhibition, which runs until February 24th, showcases the lives of different sexualities including self-identified heterosexual, homosexual and bisexual people.

“Playing it Straight”, an exhibition by Shawn P Griffin and Leslie Montgomery which looks at society’s attitude to sexual minorities in Hong Kong. Photo: Hong Kong Arts Collective.
“Playing it Straight”, an exhibition by Shawn P Griffin and Leslie Montgomery which looks at society’s attitude to
sexual minorities in Hong Kong. Photo: Hong Kong Arts Collective.

By switching the roles of sexual majorities and minorities, the exhibition incites reflections on the audience’s own attitudes and perceptions of relationships in modern society.

“Playing it Straight”, an exhibition by Shawn P Griffin and Leslie Montgomery which looks at society’s attitude to sexual minorities in Hong Kong. Photo: Hong Kong Arts Collective.
“Playing it Straight”, an exhibition by Shawn P Griffin and Leslie Montgomery which looks at society’s attitude to
sexual minorities in Hong Kong. Photo: Hong Kong Arts Collective.
“Playing it Straight”, an exhibition by Shawn P Griffin and Leslie Montgomery which looks at society’s attitude to sexual minorities in Hong Kong. Photo: Hong Kong Arts Collective.
“Playing it Straight”, an exhibition by Shawn P Griffin and Leslie Montgomery which looks at society’s attitude to
sexual minorities in Hong Kong. Photo: Hong Kong Arts Collective.
“Playing it Straight”, an exhibition by Shawn P Griffin and Leslie Montgomery which looks at society’s attitude to sexual minorities in Hong Kong. Photo: Hong Kong Arts Collective.
“Playing it Straight”, an exhibition by Shawn P Griffin and Leslie Montgomery which looks at society’s attitude to
sexual minorities in Hong Kong. Photo: Hong Kong Arts Collective.
“Playing it Straight”, an exhibition by Shawn P Griffin and Leslie Montgomery which looks at society’s attitude to sexual minorities in Hong Kong. Photo: Hong Kong Arts Collective.
“Playing it Straight”, an exhibition by Shawn P Griffin and Leslie Montgomery which looks at society’s attitude to
sexual minorities in Hong Kong. Photo: Hong Kong Arts Collective.
“Playing it Straight”, an exhibition by Shawn P Griffin and Leslie Montgomery which looks at society’s attitude to sexual minorities in Hong Kong. Photo: Hong Kong Arts Collective.
“Playing it Straight”, an exhibition by Shawn P Griffin and Leslie Montgomery which looks at society’s attitude to
sexual minorities in Hong Kong. Photo: Hong Kong Arts Collective.
“Playing it Straight”, an exhibition by Shawn P Griffin and Leslie Montgomery which looks at society’s attitude to sexual minorities in Hong Kong. Photo: Hong Kong Arts Collective.
“Playing it Straight”, an exhibition by Shawn P Griffin and Leslie Montgomery which looks at society’s attitude to
sexual minorities in Hong Kong. Photo: Hong Kong Arts Collective.
“Playing it Straight”, an exhibition by Shawn P Griffin and Leslie Montgomery which looks at society’s attitude to sexual minorities in Hong Kong. Photo: Hong Kong Arts Collective.
“Playing it Straight”, an exhibition by Shawn P Griffin and Leslie Montgomery which looks at society’s attitude to
sexual minorities in Hong Kong. Photo: Hong Kong Arts Collective.
“Playing it Straight”, an exhibition by Shawn P Griffin and Leslie Montgomery which looks at society’s attitude to sexual minorities in Hong Kong. Photo: Hong Kong Arts Collective.
“Playing it Straight”, an exhibition by Shawn P Griffin and Leslie Montgomery which looks at society’s attitude to
sexual minorities in Hong Kong. Photo: Hong Kong Arts Collective.
“Playing it Straight”, an exhibition by Shawn P Griffin and Leslie Montgomery which looks at society’s attitude to sexual minorities in Hong Kong. Photo: Hong Kong Arts Collective.
“Playing it Straight”, an exhibition by Shawn P Griffin and Leslie Montgomery which looks at society’s attitude to
sexual minorities in Hong Kong. Photo: Hong Kong Arts Collective.
“Playing it Straight”, an exhibition by Shawn P Griffin and Leslie Montgomery which looks at society’s attitude to sexual minorities in Hong Kong. Photo: Hong Kong Arts Collective.
“Playing it Straight”, an exhibition by Shawn P Griffin and Leslie Montgomery which looks at society’s attitude to
sexual minorities in Hong Kong. Photo: Hong Kong Arts Collective.

The “Playing it Straight” exhibition runs from 12noon to 6pm, Tuesday to Saturday, from February 3 to February 24, 2024 at 181-185 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

Photos by Shawn P Griffin and Leslie Montgomery. Words by Shan Chan.

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