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.
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.
you guys have a really weird fantasy of what China is actually like
China has increasingly gone the direction of official cultural conservatism.
more so than the US you reckon?
The US is not the topic here. Why bring it up?
Whataboutism - when you don’t have an argument, just say “what about the US”
Typical Tankie deflection.
Yes. More than the US.
Exactly. Even the response to their whataboutism doesn’t help their point.
I don’t understand this reasoning at all.
China allows same sex relationships. This HK ruling actually puts it in line with what China already does for 4 years now.
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2019-08-09/LGBT-couples-in-China-file-for-voluntary-guardianship-J15eC8QcrC/index.html
It’s saying HK needs recognition similar to what China already does with mutual guardianship. So your argument makes no sense. As HK is following China on this one.
Mainland:
HK:
These are vastly different things.