The 2022 Gay Games host city is expected to be announced in November. Hong Kong is short-listed with Washington, D.C., and Guadalajara, Mexico.
Philipse estimates the games could draw as many as 15,000 competitors and 40,000 spectators, bringing a possible tourism boost of HK$1 billion. And while he says the event “is not about proposing gay marriage or making changes,” it does try “to change the attitude and mentality, which makes it easier to make changes within the community.”
