HONG KONG gays - hidden in the closet for decades and deemed criminals by local laws until two years ago - still find prejudice grating, perhaps more so when it comes from fellow homosexuals.
As thousands of gays gather in New York to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Stonewall, considered the birth of the Gay Power movement, local activists complain that Asian homosexuals have not been invited to the party.
Gay pride celebrations scheduled for Hong Kong this month have been cancelled, and local gay activists blame a lack of international support for struggling homosexual groups in Asia.
Gays around the world have annually marked June 28 as a key date for the movement. When police attempted to raid the Stonewall pub in New York's Greenwich Village, gays fought back, sparking five days of vicious riots.
More than a hundred thousand homosexuals have travelled to New York for weeks of revelry, culminating in the Gay Olympics and a march on the United Nations today.
Further celebrations will commemorate Stonewall around the world this week.
Hong Kong gays, who planned similar celebrations in the territory, have cancelled the programme to demonstrate their discontent with what they see as racism of Western ''comrades''.