Judges call for alternative framework to marriage in partial victory for city’s LGBTQ+ community

Hong Kong must provide an alternative to marriage in order to legally recognise the rights of same-sex couples, the city’s highest court has declared, opening the way for civil unions.

However, it rejected appeals against current laws which restrict marriage to heterosexual couples and refuse to recognise overseas same-sex marriages, despite majority support among the population.

The ruling said Hong Kong’s government was “in violation of its positive obligations” under the bill of rights to provide a legal framework to recognise same-sex couples outside the institution of marriage, and gave it two years to establish a system.

  • CIWS-30@kbin.social
    165·
    1 year ago

    Wait until the population declines further and the CCP tightens its grip even more over Hong Kong. I doubt this’ll last. It’s just how authoritarian communist regimes work. Look at Putin and co. for examples.

      • bobman@unilem.orgEnglish
        34·
        1 year ago

        Yeah. A lot of people here live in fantasy worlds.

        I’m always just laughing to myself whenever I see them speculate wild things like this. They’re just not rooted in reality.

        • Rachelhazideas@lemmy.worldEnglish
          51·
          1 year ago

          I’m from Hong Kong. This is reality.

          Condescension and smugness doesn’t make you sound correct. It just makes sound misinformed and willfully ignorant.

          • bobman@unilem.orgEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            I’m from Hong Kong too and he’s completely wrong.

            Condescension and smugness doesn’t make you sound correct. It just makes sound misinformed and willfully ignorant.

            Are you talking about yourself?

      • SlikPikker@lemmy.caEnglish
        67·
        1 year ago

        China has increasingly gone the direction of official cultural conservatism.

      • Quokka@quokk.auEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Mainland:

        An adult with full capacity for civil conduct may, in prior consultation with his/her close relatives, or other individuals or organisations who are willing to act as his/her guardian, determine his/her guardian in writing. The agreed guardian shall perform the guardianship duties when such adult loses or partially loses his/her capacity for civil conduct."

        HK:

        The ruling said Hong Kong’s government was “in violation of its positive obligations” under the bill of rights to provide a legal framework to recognise same-sex couples outside the institution of marriage, and gave it two years to establish a system.

        These are vastly different things.