In 1983 a group of people
in London founded the first Long Yang Club. It was called Long Yang Club
London. The name Long Yang comes from a Chinese warlord by the name of
Lord Long Yang, who is mentioned in the Chinese Book of Legends,
“Dream of the Red Chamber” and was known to be gay.
Billy Wong who was a
member of the original group in LYC-London spearheaded a drive to
establish other Long Yang Chapters around the World thus becoming the
first organization to have chapters around the world dedicated to the
principles and purposes of Long Yang Club.
The intent of Long Yang Club is
to form a social group where East and West can meet in a friendly and
casual atmosphere in the hopes of forming friendships and understanding
of other cultures through a variety of social functions.
Long Yang Club Manila is the
newest of 35 chapters spread across 7 countries and is only the second
in Asia. We are a non-profit organization that wishes to promote
friendship and social interaction between gay and bi-sexual people of
Asian and non-Asian descent. Long Yang Club Manila is intended to be a
non-political social group that strives to offer its members a safe,
discreet and comfortable atmosphere in which to be themselves and to
meet others like themselves without fear of harassment or being “outed”
to others. |