#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

https://hongkongfp.com/2024/11/26/breaking-hong-kongs-top-court-rules-in-favour-of-same-sex-couples-housing-inheritance-rights-in-landmark-lgbtq-decision/

Only #heterosexual #couples are #legally #bound to #support each other, #topcourt hears as #government #argues #position in #LGBTQ #inheritancerights #case.

Under #HongKong’s #inheritance #laws, only those in a “#valid #marriage” can #inherit #property if their #partner dies without a #will. #Samesexcouples are excluded again.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Asia #HongKong #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia

https://hongkongfp.com/2024/10/09/only-heterosexual-couples-legally-bound-to-financially-support-each-other-top-court-hears-in-lgbtq-inheritance-rights-case/

#HongKong #Court #Rules That #SameSexCouples Hold #Equal #InheritanceRights.

Tuesday's #ruling came in response to a #city #government #appeal in December against a #2020 #court #decision that same-sex married couples should enjoy equal rights under the city's inheritance laws.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Asia #China #HongKong #Progress #Family #Relationships #Inheritance #Representation #Culture

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-10-24/hong-kong-court-rules-that-same-sex-couples-hold-equal-inheritance-rights