Hong Kong Court Issu Landmark Rulg on Benefs for Gay Coupl

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• HONG KONG COURT: DENYG SAME-SEX SPOAL BENEFS UNLAWFULHONG KONG’S TOP URT ORRED THE ERNMENT TO GRANT SPOAL RIGHTS AND BENEFS TO A GAY UPLE MARRIED OVERSEAS.THE QUTPUBLISHED: 06 JUN 2019, 3:41 PM ISTLGBT2 M READISHARE THE QUT DAILY
• HONG KONG GAY TRAVEL
• POPULAR GAY TV SHOW HONG KONG DRAWS POLIL ATTACKS, RAISG WORRI OVER RIGHTS
• FEATURE-'EVERYONE NEEDS A PLACE': GAY UPLE FIGHTS FOR HONG KONG PUBLIC HOG
• HONG KONG URT FAVORS GAY UPLE LANDMARK VICTORY FOR LGBT+ RIGHTS
• HONG KONG GAY COUPL W LEGAL VICTORY OVER INHERANCE LAW
• HONG KONG GAY UPL W LEGAL VICTORY OVER HERANCE LAW

HONG KONG COURT: DENYG SAME-SEX SPOAL BENEFS UNLAWFULHONG KONG’S TOP URT ORRED THE ERNMENT TO GRANT SPOAL RIGHTS AND BENEFS TO A GAY UPLE MARRIED OVERSEAS.THE QUTPUBLISHED: 06 JUN 2019, 3:41 PM ISTLGBT2 M READISHARE THE QUT DAILY

Hong Kong’s LGBTQ+ muny has seen some solid social progrs recent years: The ernment regnized same-sex partnerships spoal visa applitns, the hight urt led that same-sex upl n apply for spoal benefs and file jot tax returns, and a study nducted last year showed that the majory of Hongkongers support gay marriage. Of urse there’s still unrcurrents of homophobia, too, as seen the recent furor over a Cathay Pacific ad featurg a gay uple, the whdrawal of 10 LGBT children’s books om the cy’s librari, and the appotment of an anti-gay marriage polician to the cy’s equali watchdog. This was a tricky list to pile, not least bee Hong Kong cema, gay, lbian, and queer characters are often amed stereotypil ways: as the butt of a joke, or as the protagonist’s “gay iend” whose character has a lghable lack of nuance.

HONG KONG GAY TRAVEL

For stance, gay men have largely been portrayed as effemate and wimpy, or “mp mp i, ” much of the history of Hong Kong cema.

POPULAR GAY TV SHOW HONG KONG DRAWS POLIL ATTACKS, RAISG WORRI OVER RIGHTS

But while recent films pictg LGBTQ+ characters still are far om perfect, there have been some promisg velopments — we’ve had the first mastream film to tackle the topic of transgenrism, portrayals of gay men that go far eper than the trope of “mp mp i, ” and exploratns of the lbian woman’s experience beyond the stereotype of an aggrsive, leather jacket-wearg butch. Sensg that Sam and Rose are not happy together, Wg cis to make her missn to rencile the two lovers, but the procs fds fds herself fallg love wh Sam, and Sam likewise fallg love wh Wg — which leads him to qutn whether he is actually gay. Sam begs to worry that the whole world will thk he’s gay after Wg lets slip “I love you, Sam” at an awards ceremony, so a bid to ward off spicns about Sam’s sexualy, Wg asks Fan to pretend to be her lover, but Wg soon fds herself fallg for the charismatic star.

FEATURE-'EVERYONE NEEDS A PLACE': GAY UPLE FIGHTS FOR HONG KONG PUBLIC HOG

While not entirely perfect s portrayal of issu relatg to transgenrism, cross-drsg, and homosexualy, ’s fely a groundbreakg and necsary film that ’s the first film about transgenr issu to enter mastream cema Hong Kong.

This betifully-shot die g-out film als wh issu of social nformy, prsn, and ternalized homophobia. Prr to makg Soundls Wd Chime, K Hung ma his name the die film circu wh his short romance film I Am Not What You Want, which has been scribed as signifint Hong Kong’s queer culture for challengg the cy’s stereotyp about gay men.

He then mov wh his iend Mark, who is also gay but hasn’t e out to anyone, cludg his girliend. Hong Kong is gettg s first-ever gay datg TV show! Boystn is the creatn of out gay actor, host, and bs executive Vci Wong, who also serv as the host and producer of the new show.

HONG KONG URT FAVORS GAY UPLE LANDMARK VICTORY FOR LGBT+ RIGHTS

Wong is also the executive director of Wong's Kong Kg Internatnal, a billn-dollar vtment holdg pany started by his was quoted an Oriental Daily News terview sayg that he unrstands a datg show featurg gay men might not be well-received by more culturally nservative elements of Hong Kong society, but he feels the show mak an important statement. While will now bee easier for lbian mothers to apply for parental rights, practil difficulti may rema for gay fathers sce mercial surrogacy is illegal. In 2015 a gay Brish expatriate known urt as QT challenged the law after she was nied a pennt’s visa after her spoe SS had taken up a job Hong Kong unr a work visa.

In June 2019 the cy’s top urt once aga set a precent, lg favour of Ang Lng, a gay immigratn officer who challenged the urts after his spoe was nied spoal benefs, cludg medil re and jot tax asssment, which are available to heterosexual upl.

HONG KONG GAY COUPL W LEGAL VICTORY OVER INHERANCE LAW

Some lawmakers said on Wednday the ernment should not help the aniser of Gay Gam Hong Kong (GGHK) securg venu. Refal to give married gay Hong Kong uple public hog ‘unnstutnal’, l High Court: Decisn after legally married pair were refed public hog spe meetg all eligibily creria. Hong Kong's top urt orred the ernment to grant spoal rights and benefs to the hband of a gay civil servant, who married overseas, a landmark lg for LGBT rights on Thursday, 6 judgment, hand down by the Court of Fal Appeal, is the latt stance where the judiciary has led agast the ernment and favour of gay rights groups seekg greater Kong do not regnise same-sex marriage or civil unns and only crimalised homosexualy 1991.

"Dpe growg public support for gay marriage, mpaigners have ma ltle headway agast stnch opposn om the cy's succsive pro-Beijg ernments and relig they have started to see some succs the latt se was brought by Ang Lng, a Hong Kong immigratn officer who legally married his hband New Zealand the newlyweds returned to Hong Kong, Lng applied for his hband to be granted the same medil and ntal benefs available to his married heterosexual lleagu but was rebuffed. Thursday's lg after a Brish lbian won the right for her partner to be granted a spoal visa Hong Kong last two lgs will now make harr for Hong Kong thori to reject legally regnised same-sex marriag nducted week ago, a judge led that a seri of archaic laws crimalisg certa gay sex acts were Kong's lower urts are currently hearg a challenge om a Hong Kong woman who wants to enter to a civil partnership wh her female a separate se has been lodged by two Hong Kong men directly challengg the same-sex marriage ban as Kong's ban stands ntrast to nearby Taiwan where lawmakers ma history last month by legalizg same-sex marriage a landmark first for Asia. The Gay Travel Experience: Hong Kong.

HONG KONG GAY UPL W LEGAL VICTORY OVER HERANCE LAW

Wh loads of gay bars, morn astcture, and a ton of ex-pats gay travelers love Hong Kong. It’s a great statn for sgle gay travelers to vis.