Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Sep 7, 2023

#LGBTQ #rights in #HongKong: #legal #milestones in the long #battle for #equality.

The #CourtofFinalAppeal has this week #ruled #government must formulate #framework for #recognising #samesex #partnerships in two years’ time. For decades, members of #LGBTQ #community have fought #policies #restricting #sex, #marriage and #postmortem #arrangements

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Asia #HongKong #SameSexMarriage #MarriageEquality #Progress

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3233618/lgbtq-rights-hong-kong-legal-milestones-long-battle-equality

LGBTQ rights in Hong Kong: legal milestones in the long battle for equality

For decades, members of LGBTQ community have fought policies restricting sex, marriage and after-death arrangements.

South China Morning Post
Show threadSusan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Jun 28, 2023

#Asia-Wide #Fight for #SameSexMarriage Faces #HongKong #Test.

Not recognizing #samesexmarriage #violates #equality and #privacy #provisions of #HongKong #laws as well as the #principle of #recognizing #foreign #marriages, #KaronMonaghan, #attorney for the #plaintiff, told a panel of five #judges at the #CourtofFinalAppeal.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-27/hong-kong-lgbtq-top-court-considers-appeal-against-ban-on-same-sex-marriage

Asia-Wide Fight for Same-Sex Marriage Faces Hong Kong Court Test

The fight for equality in Hong Kong faces a major test today as the city’s highest court considers whether to overturn a ban on same-sex marriage.

Bloomberg