Explaed: gay rights, LGBTQ and same-sex marriage Asia | South Cha Morng Post

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Gay Marriage⚭✖ Foreign same-sex marriag regnized onlyCensorship✔ No censorshipChangg Genr✔ Legal, surgery not requiredNon-bary genr regnnUnknownDiscrimatn✖ Illegal some ntextsEmployment Discrimatn✖ No protectnsHog Discrimatn✖ No protectnsDonatg Blood✖ Banned (1-year ferral)Conversn TherapyUnknown. Public OpnPublic opn Hong Kong appears to be somewhat divid on LGBTQ+ issu, as evinced by recent Kong Surveys of people aged 18 to 24 support legislatn to protect sexual mori om discrimatn of relig people support legislatn to protect sexual mori om discrimatnHistoryHomosexual activy Hong Kong? Homosexual activy Hong Kong is marriage Hong Kong?

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We hope the ernment n take actn to implement the anti-discrimatn law and maral law for same-sex marriage and related benefs, so [Li and Ng] and others do not have to take actns personally to fight the whole system, ” said Alv Chng, a gay activist and eelance social worker. Dpe the veneer of a vibrant gay scene and Hong Kong’s reputatn as a smopolan cy, the cy remas relatively nservative on genr issu, and there is wispread stigma agast the LGBTQ+ muny all spher of muny members are vulnerable to prsn and other mental health issu, which have been exacerbated by the panmic, activists say.

”Although homosexualy has been crimalized for almost three s, nversn therapy is still not formally banned the cy, said Chng, who is a survivor of nversn therapy. Furthermore, followg a legal challenge last year by gay.