Vincy (they/ them) is a non-binary trans singer-songwriter, illustrator and activist based in Hong Kong. They have previously performed in Malaysia, Germany, and the US. Outside their artistic practice, Vincy is passionate about social justice, especially those concerning the Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) community. Educated in Hong Kong and at a liberal arts college in the US, Vincy enjoys discussions about race, marginalised genders and sexualities in Hong Kong.
They were the co-coordinator of Amnesty International Hong Kong’s LGBTI Volunteer Group and was a speaker at TEDxHKU in 2018 about their experience with sexual violence as a trans person. They are the founder of The Gamut Project in 2018, which focuses on community building for queer and trans people of colour, particularly non-binary, genderqueer, genderfluid, agender individuals or other cultural identities.
Alongside activism, Vincy is a musician, graphic designer and content creator. They released their debut EP Porcelain Soul (Universal Music Hong Kong) in 2015. Recent collaborations include the West Kowloon Cultural District, with two original songs featured on the Freespace Mixtape in September 2017. They are a former pupil of traditional Ghanaian master drummer Sowah Mensah. To reach a wider public, Vincy has previously performed at the inaugural PinkDot Hong Kong, an outdoor concert and carnival for the LGBTI+ community and has partnered with local media GDotTV to talk about non-binary genders and the 2017 Gender Recognition Ordinance consultation. They have attended forums on transgender rights and shared their experiences at a Human Library session in December 2017 hosted by the HKU Amnesty International Club. They were featured on RTHK’s LGBTI+ radio show We Are Family and have appeared in Amnesty International’s LGBTI Valentine’s Day feature. They were also one of the scholars of TEDxWanchai‘s Youth and Diversity Scholarship Program in 2016, which aims to inspire the creativity of a young generation of changemakers.
Vincy’s topics of interest are intersectional feminism, LGBTI+ rights, and independent arts.
In Vincy’s Words:
“I think social justice work and activism come in different forms, and it doesn’t always involve being a politician. I often think about the impact I can make not only as a local artist, but also as a member of the dominant ethnicity in the city.”