Hong Kong held its first Gay Pride march on the weekend with almost 1,000 people marching through the streets carrying rainbow flags. Celebrate love: A marcher under a rainbow flag at Hong Kong Pride With the message "celebrate love," a rainbow-colored dragon bobbed over the heads of participants, and men with fiery red-feathered tiaras chanted, "Pride parade! Pride parade! Pride parade!, reported Time magazine. First Pride: The crowd in Hong Kong on Saturday Connie Chan, one of the organizers, called the march a success. "It's time for Hong Kong to have a regular pride parade just like other modern Asian cities," she said. Traditional taboos mean many gay people in Hong Kong are afraid to let families and work colleagues know their sexuality. Video footage from Hong Kong's Pride festivites is shown below.
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First published: Tuesday, 16th December 2008 - 1:52pm