@Susan_Larson_TN@mastodon.online#HongKong’s top #court #affirms #samesexmarried #couples’ #housing, #inheritancerights in #landmark #LGBTQ #decision.
The #CourtofFirstInstance sided with #LGBTQ #activists in 2020 and 2021, agreeing that #samesex #couples should have the same #treatment as #heterosexual #couples. But over the years, the #government has sought to overturn these decisions.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Asia #China #HongKong #SameSexMarriage #MarriageEquality
#HongKong #samesex #couples #win the same #housing, #inheritance #rights as #oppositesex couples.
The decision comes after a #landmark 2023 #ruling by the same #court shut the door on #legalising #samesexmarriage, but gave the government two years to set up an “#alternativelegalframework” to #safeguard #rights for such #couples.
https://www.fox28spokane.com/hong-kong-same-sex-couples-win-housing-inheritance-rights/
#HongKong's #legal #battles over #LGBTQ #rights: key #dates
The #LGBTQ #community in Hong Kong has long resorted to the #courts to #fight for #equality and the #protection of their #rights -- and that #legalstrategy has gradually paid off over the past decade.
@Susan_Larson_TN this is #cool but have you considered using #less_hashtags