The bill, which granted limited legal rights to couples registered overseas, was voted down by lawmakers 71 to 14. Published On 10 Sep 202510 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share A Hong Kong bill that proposed limited legal rights to same-sex couples has been voted down by lawmakers in the…
Hong Kong lawmakers are expected to vote Wednesday on whether to grant limited rights to same-sex couples, as fears grow in the LGBTQ community that even this narrow equality bid could be sunk by conservative pro-Beijing voices. The Barron’s news department was not involved in the creation of the content above. This article was produced…
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong judge ruled Tuesday in favor of a lesbian couple’s parental recognition of their son born through reciprocal in vitro fertilization in a landmark case. The couple, identified as B and R, underwent the medical procedure in South Africa in 2020 after getting married in the country. During the…
The rainbow crosswalk outside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando — which commemorated the 49 victims killed at the LGBTQ+ friendly nightclub in 2016 — was painted over Wednesday by the state, Mayor Buddy Dyer and others revealed Thursday. “We are devastated to learn that overnight the state painted over the Pulse Memorial crosswalk on Orange…
Three months after a group of climbers hung a transgender pride flag from El Capitan, an iconic rock formation in Yosemite, the National Park Service fired a park ranger who was involved in the display, the former employee said. Shannon “SJ” Joslin was terminated last week after working for nearly five years as a ranger…
NOTE: This week’s column mentions details of torture. Hundreds of thousands of UK residents took part in London Trans Pride 2025 on July 26, per PinkNews. Marching from Langham Place to Parliament Square, activists held various signs that spread trans positivity and criticized institutions, including the Labour government, that have rolled back many of the community’s…
The hurdles are truly never-ending for the queer community. Hong Kong’s largest LGBTQIA+ event, Pink Dot, has had to cancel this year’s edition after being denied its usual venue in the West Kowloon Cultural District. According to the organisers, they were already busy preparing for the event that was to be held on October 12,…
In September 2023, Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal ruled that the government must establish a legal framework to recognise same-sex relationships within two years – affirming the rights of same-sex couples to apply for public housing and inherit property. The ruling also explicitly stated that such recognition does not entail the legalisation of same-sex…
LGBTQ organisations in Hong Kong have called for “real consultations” on a government-proposed framework to recognise same-sex partnerships, even as widespread opposition from lawmakers threatens to derail the plan. The groups said on Sunday that the reaction from legislators was “not surprising” but the “hostility” had prompted some people to leave the city altogether. In…
Most lawmakers have voiced opposition to a government proposal to establish a system recognising same-sex relationships in Hong Kong in accordance with a landmark court ruling, with some accusing officials of rushing it through and urging them to launch a public consultation on the issue. The proposal to introduce a new registration mechanism through legislation…