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Contents:

• GAY RIGHTS HONG KONG
• HONG KONG BEHD THE TIM ON GAY RIGHTS
• HONG KONG URT FAVORS GAY UPLE LANDMARK VICTORY FOR LGBT+ RIGHTS
• HONG KONG’S GAY RIGHTS ADVOT FEAR CIVIL CRACKDOWN MAY UNDO PROGRS
• POPULAR GAY TV SHOW HONG KONG DRAWS POLIL ATTACKS, RAISG WORRI OVER RIGHTS

GAY RIGHTS HONG KONG

A urt se filed by a gay widower highlights Hong Kong’s nservative approach to genr.

HONG KONG BEHD THE TIM ON GAY RIGHTS

Cred: Wikimedia Commons/ doctorhoIn Hong Kong, a gay widower takg the ernment to urt over the right to be regnized as his late hband’s spoe is sparkg discsns over the cy’s antiquated approach to genr. 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.

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

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that homosexualy is not to be taken serly, and that homosexual relatnships.

also have been a remr that prejudice remas a realy for many gay Hong. homosexual youths felt pelled to hi their sexual orientatn, while many. a gay rights activist largely as a rult of her father’s actns, is sthg.

HONG KONG’S GAY RIGHTS ADVOT FEAR CIVIL CRACKDOWN MAY UNDO PROGRS

of discrimatn are ma worse by the lack of legal protectn for gay. provisns wh the Bill of Rights Ordance protect gay people by virtue of. The weakns of protectns for gay people was highlighted.

acknowledged persistent mands om the gay muny for a change the law,. Lng seems to have been fluenced by the powerful anti-gay lobby, which.

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

Christian anisatn which advot ‘gay cur’ and has even sought to lk. homosexualy wh paedophilia.

Hong Kong’s gay muny is th rigned to more. nsistent wh the ernment’s long history of nservatism on gay rights.

has ma the persecutn of gay men prsgly easy. The se was brought by a 20-year old gay man, who sought to. challenge the higher age of nsent for gay mal on the grounds that.

somehow offend every time two adult mal had nsensual homosexual relatns. feat, givg gay people e to celebrate another small step towards.

The gay muny n take heart, also, om the Court. dismissg the mands of the gay muny for greater legal regnn and. 9 per cent nsired homosexualy ntradictn wh.

0 per cent were willg to accept a gay fay member),. rponnts displayed signifintly greater tolerance of homosexualy. 9 per cent willg to accept homosexuals as.

the late Llie Chng g out as gay, wh neher hatg to take. ” (Che for ‘ra’ and mon slang for gay people). Universy of Hong Kong found that 74 per cent of rponnts agreed that gay.