When Hong Kong’s bid to host the next Gay Games was declared the winner, in 2017, we lived in a different world. The city’s staging of this major international sports and cultural event was planned for November this year. But it was postponed for 12 months because of the pandemic. Now, the festival in Hong Kong is to be scaled back. Guadalajara in Mexico has been lined up as a co-host. This is sad to see, but it is understandable in the light of Hong Kong’s ongoing battle against Covid-19 and related restrictions. The original plan was for there to...