QTA is one of the organizing members of Rainbow Pilgrims of Faith. Our members Shirley Lam, Pearl Wong and Small Luk will present on the assembly on Sept 5, Sept 6 and Sept 7 respectively. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches will take place in Karlsruhe, Germany on 31 August – 8… Continue reading
FCSJ: Liberating Theologies Speaker Series (24-25 Sept, 2021) Presentation by Pearl Wong Topic : Introduction of LGBTQI+ activism in Asia and the new world order of Christianity in the global context I would like to begin by sharing with you my “coming out” story that eventually “called” me to my ministry. I attended… Continue reading
From top left clockwise: Kristine Chong, Elizabeth Leung, Yuri Horie, Su Yon Pak, and Pearl Wong On March 26, 2021, PANAAWTM organized a webinar on “Introducing Asian/North American LGBTIQ+ networks.” The event was moderated by Dr. Su Yon Pak of Union Theological Seminary in New York City. Panelists included Kristine Chong, a second-generation… Continue reading
Presentation at GIN Side Event on Sept. 28, 2020 The impact of faith on LGBTI people during the COVID-19 pandemic Presented by Pearl Wong, Queer Theology Academy, Hong Kong SAR First, Social distancing cut-off LGBTIQ+ people from Their Caring Communities and Interconnectedness According to a recent survey conducted in May this year… Continue reading
Virtual Side Event – Pre-register here: (The webinar has ended, Register to watch this recording on-demand) Click here to read the Speech by Pearl Wong (Queer Theology Academy, Hong Kong) We believe that today, more than ever, it is crucial to differentiate between individuals’ and communities’ expression of faith and belief, and the politicization of… Continue reading
SSEAC Responses to the issues of Human Sexuality and Gender Minorities. Conference Background The National Council of Churches in India has been working on issues relating to human sexuality and gender identities since the first Study on Human Sexuality in Ooty in 2001. From our experience during our work in HIV and AIDS… Continue reading
Pearl Wong, director of QTA, was invited as a session speaker by the Society of Asian Biblical Studies (SABS) conference 2018 from July 16-20 in Malang, Indonesia, attended by almost 100 participants. The session is Queer readings in and for Asia, Pearl’s presentation is titled “Queering Hermeneutics in Asian-Chinese Contexts” during which she introduced the… Continue reading
QTA applied to be one of 11 speakers of Ethics of Reprocity Conference (EOR) in early July. As the representative of Queer Theology Academy and Covenant of the Rainbow: Campaign Towards a Truly Inclusive Church, she is invited to attend the symposium of “Ethics of Reciprocity: UN Dialogue of LGBTI Religious Leaders”at United Nations, headquarters, New… Continue reading
Global LGBT Coalition Partners A coalition allies was founded in 2015 between Christian groups and churches working together for the human rights of sexual minorities (LGBTI people). Partners are from Asia: Korea, Indonesia, Hong Kong (QTA), Europe, USA, Africa, and Metropolitan Community Churches, International (MCC). We meet and exchange reports regularly via Skype.
Women Theological Educators and Women in Theological Movements Conference ,Manila (June 21-25, 2015) This conference is sponsored by The Foundation of Theological Education in South East Asia (FTESEA) and the Association for Theological Education in South East Asia (ATESEA) Pearl Wong was invited as a panel speaker on the “Present and Future of Asian feminist… Continue reading