2023-07-18 10:13:31
Yu Diwei, a famous radio DJ, host, author, and Youtuber, besides his profession, is also a gay celebrity who focuses on speaking out and supporting minorities. The past June was LGBT Pride Month (Gay Pride Month), but in Hong Kong, there were few reports, celebrations, and even few voices. Listening to the phone and counseling people on the radio every day, but there are too many stories of oppression around me. Yu Diwei uses the purpose of “doing everything” to make good use of his voice as a media person: “Some people say that I have “immeasurable merit” , I think I can grasp these four words firmly.”
Yu Diwei shared his experiences as a gay and his media responsibilities.
Signing a new company and looking forward to making a show, speaking for the minority
Yu Diwei recently signed a contract with the new manager company Chessman Entertainment. What impressed him was one of the bosses, Lin Shengbin (Bob): “You know this line of business, no matter what you do, it’s not enough to make money. It’s better to be a slaher. I hope Chessman will make me develop better I remember Xiao Lin (Zhong Chulin), another owner of Chessman, asked Bob: “What is making money?” Bob: “It’s making money.” Xiao Lin: “Contribution? This is very important.” interesting.”
The reason for signing with the company is precisely to fulfill the goal of “contribution”: “In 2018, I did a one-person theater “A Bow”. Maybe chess players would watch it and be interested, and they would do it once more. Some people may think that the show was created by themselves. Airplane, but following that show came out, many people thought that Yu Diwei spoke and did something for him, which made them very moved and shouted. I think this is worth doing. Of course it is important to make money, but contribution is also very important.”
“A Bow” made him understand that it is very important to be able to speak out for everyone.
Speaking of “A Bow”, Yu Diwei believes that its significance is far more important than entertainment, because it is also a voice for the minority: “As a gay, what I experienced growing up in Hong Kong society is all true stories. I I want to do more of these things, not only for equal rights or LGBT, but also for ethnic minorities and animal groups. I have been a radio station for so many years, and I started to listen to the phone every day to help people solve problems from “1872 Tour Garden”. I think it’s “doing something” to a certain extent. Some people say that you have “immeasurable merit”. I think I can grasp these four words firmly. The sound already has meaning.”
I once wanted to be a male actor, but I was dissatisfied with Hong Kong’s sex education “has not made progress and regressed”
This summer, Yu Diwei will release a new book “Diary of Didi”. Talk regarding love and talk regarding sex. As a native of Hong Kong, when talking regarding sex education in Hong Kong, Yu Diwei is a little excited: “Hong Kong’s sex education, from the time I was studying to the present , have not progressed and regressed for decades! I want to promote the correct concept of sex, not necessarily for homosexuals, but for the whole.” In many cases, he even acts as a counselor, hoping that in terms of “sex” Helping the people around me: “I have done a lot of counseling, helping my relatives and friends, I will tell them seriously, what I will talk regarding before going to see a sex therapist, I have helped to a certain extent, why not do more ?”
From time to time, Yu Diwei acts as a “sex therapist” for those around him.
Not only sex education, Yu Diwei thinks that Hong Kong’s LGBT culture is very backward: “In the LGBT and Hong Kong homosexual circles, the variety is very narrow. It took a long time to have a gay party. There are some gay bars and saunas, but where do lesbians go? It’s all just cats at home! Lesbian goes to Pudu to go back to the gay bar, which is very narrow and not diverse enough.” Compared with Asia, Hong Kong’s cultural development is even more backward: “Compared with Asia such as Taiwan and Japan, Hong Kong, Just the nudity (concept) is much narrower.” Yu Diwei said with a smile: “If I were younger, I would like to be an actor, and I would have the condition to not wear shirts, at that age! But others don’t want this age anymore.”
The old love committed suicide under pressure, hoping to “do everything” to avoid the tragedy from repeating
Yu Diwei once said in “A Bow” that because he experienced the loss of sexual orientation, he wanted to share his experience with others so that they would not experience too much pain: “(At that time) I told the story of my first love, I met in New York Girl dating, I thought it was true love, but later I fell in love with a boy, what was the feeling? What was the struggle? I didn’t understand anything at the time, but I didn’t understand until I grew up. It turns out that this is the loss of sexual orientation. If you were young , a grown-up Yu Diwei taught him that maybe he didn’t have to work so hard, and even almost committed suicide. Because I have experienced it, I have the responsibility to tell others what to do.”
Lost in his sexual orientation when he was young, he was so painful that he wanted to end his life.
In addition to his own story, he also talked regarding the sad experience of his old love and friend: “This friend, we dated for a short time, and soon felt that it was better to be friends. After we broke up maturely, we became friends. I see him 6 or 7 days a week. Suddenly I mightn’t find him for a whole week. When I found him later, it turned out that he left the house and went to wander. It turned out that his father didn’t like him being gay, which made him struggle, so I explained it Him, help him find a counselor. In a few more months, when the same incident happens, I think he should be the same as last time, so let him wander for a while!”
When Yu Diwei thought everything would be fine, the most painful news came at this moment: “After more than a week, his friend told me that he had committed suicide by burning charcoal. Hong Kong society is prone to such things, even if He accepts that he is a homosexual, but he will not be able to pass the test of the house. I saw these things happen, and they still happened around me, and I thought: “Do it!” It can’t happen once more, but do it Bar.”
Yu Diwei hopes to “do everything” to avoid the repetition of tragedies.
I was bullied and wanted to speak out, but I finally responded bravely because my parents were no longer there
Yu Diwei said that he has been bullied to varying degrees since he was a child: “When I was a child, I was called a female type and a female type. I was fine-grained, thin, and girly, so I was called a female type.” I can’t imagine the bullying I suffered following growing up. Even worse: “When I grow up, it becomes more serious in the workplace, and I have to speak up appropriately. When faced with a situation, I will directly talk to the other party. Actually, I don’t mind.”
Regarding the disrespectful incident between Ai Li and him at the beginning of the year, the matter has passed, and Yu Diwei does not want to bring it up once more, but as for why he chose to speak out bravely now, he shared the reason frankly: “Many reporters asked me that I have been bullied for so long , why did you only speak out now. Actually, I think back, because my parents passed away this year. My brothers and sisters all know that I am gay and support me very much. News, newspapers, press conferences, they may not accept it. And when they were alive, I would not do this. Later I found out, why am I so brave? It turns out that I don’t want my parents to worry, because they can’t worry ,already dead.”
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Because his parents are no longer alive, Yu Diwei finally responded bravely.
For those who are still facing bullying and pressure, Yu Diwei also has something to say: “I lived in Kwun Tong when I was a child, when I was regarding 8 years old, in the crowd of Yu Man Fang, there was an uncle who stretched out his hand to grab me. I was so startled, I ran home immediately, and told my dad, he asked: “Why didn’t you return him?” After growing up, I realized that who can protect you 24 hours a day? The truth is that the only one who can protect you is yourself, So when the time is right, speak up properly.” Speak up at the right time to protect yourself, and I hope everyone can share their confidence and encourage each other.
Yu Diwei encouraged the oppressed to speak up and protect themselves.
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