Gays on gays

When the LGBTQ+ bar Tronix closed in 2015 after an 11-year run, The Reno Gay Page opined, “Slowly, ‘gay’ bars are heading the way of the dinosaur, extinction” and listed 17 others that had closed in the preceding decades.

The best viewing spots include the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront, Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai, or aboard a Victoria Harbour cruise.

Temple Street Night Market – Everything you could ever want from a market in Asia, you’ll find at Temple Street Night Market every night. There's a café nearby for a snack…or liquid snack.

Cheung Sha Beach – A longer and more scenic beach on the south side of Lantau Island.

But in 2025, it’s a different story.

Dismang said that in 2026, there will be more charity events, along with drag shows, karaoke and DJ events. “You walk into a gay bar; most people know each other; they’re all friends. For those of us who go back far enough to recall a time of minimal cultural representation and legislative rights, the memory will always be raw.

Heated Rivalry captures that limbo state with compassion and tenderness.

(All the teams are fictional, though modeled on self-evident real-world NHL counterparts.)

The attraction between them — and the sexual chemistry of the actors — is obvious from the start in lingering glances, locked eyes and a sweaty post-workout interlude in a hotel gym, one of the sexiest scenes in recent memory even if nothing more intimate happens than fingers brushing as a squeeze bottle is shared.

It’s months in narrative time though minutes in screen time until they first get naked and go at it together — following a horny shower scene that launched a double-butt meme for the ages.

Scott has endured the crushing loss of Kip, for whom being kept in hiding was suffocating. Dates: 22 December – March 1, 2026.

Hong Kong Pride – The Hong Kong Pride Parade has taken place annually since October 2004.

“We’re going backwards,” Dismang said. The event is free, but you’ll need to either rent a boat yourself or register on an existing one.

The train ride takes just under 25 minutes and departs every 12 minutes, starting early in the morning (5:50 a.m.) until late at night (12:48 a.m.). But let’s not understate what a tonic the show is for queer audiences.

Only one gay friend out of many who have been watching has expressed reservations, complaining that the hockey scenes are unconvincing.

The Eaton is likely the most LGBTQ+-friendly hotel in Hong Kong, hosting LGBTQ+ events throughout the year.

Budget

The Figo (formerly Hotel LBP) – A boutique hotel with affordable prices suitable for all budgets, near Sheung Wan and Sai Ying Pun MTR stations. It’s a place you’re safe and you’re comfortable.”

Out of the Closet Bar and Nightclub is located at 340 Kietzke Lane, in Reno.

The area is home to several great restaurants and bars with views of Victoria Harbour. Thankfully, serene beaches like Repulse Bay and quaint fishing villages are just a short ferry ride away.

The last cliché that fits Hong Kong is that it's where “old meets new.” The bustling markets of Mong Kok—filled with Blade Runner–like neon signs and vibrant stalls—contrast sharply with the historic charm of Sheung Wan’s narrow alleys.

But the combination of sex-positivity and swoony romantic wish-fulfillment makes Heated Rivalry hugely satisfying, taking it far beyond the notion of “Canadian gay hockey smut,” as it’s been reductively called.

Perhaps it was inevitable that female viewers would respond to a series not only rejoicing in man-on-man love but also expressing gratitude for the precious lifeline of friendships between women and gay men, in which the absence of sexual tension can make way for a unique kind of intimate understanding.

With disarming generosity of spirit, Tierney and Reid give their characters fortitude through female besties who intuit their desires, often before they themselves can take ownership of them.

Bisexual Ilya’s occasional fuck buddy Svetlana (Ksenia Daniela Kharmalova) knows everything there is to know about hockey and everything there is to know about her friend’s heart.

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5. Day Trips from Hong Kong

General Tips

First things first: food.

Plenty of other TV shows have charted the rocky paths of love between gay men — Queer as Folk, Looking and Heartstopper, to name three prominent examples. This colossal bronze statue, the largest of its kind in the world, symbolizes harmony between man and nature. Beyond gambling, visit the Ruins of St.

Paul’s Church, A-Ma Temple, Guia Hill, Taipa Food Street, and Coloane village at the southern tip of the peninsula.