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.

  • @Pat12English
    4•1 year ago

    hong kong’s govt is just a ccp lapdog

      • QuokkaEnglish
        10•1 year ago

        No it doesn’t.

        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.

        China is not as LGBT friendly as the west, that’s a fact you chuds cannot deny.

        • @[email protected]English
          3•1 year ago

          What are you talking about, did you read what you quoted?

          to provide a legal framework to recognise same-sex couples outside the institution of marriage

          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

          That’s the legal framework that answer’s the judge’s positive obligation.

          Thus, mainland has already created what the judge is telling HK they need to do.

          Also what does this have to do with the west? I said HK is following the mainland, not the west.

      • @[email protected]English
        1•1 year ago

        Still feels like it categorizes LGBTQ people as lesser rather than just allowing same-sex marriage, but I guess it’s better than nothing.