Hong Kong court sides with same-sex couple over inheritance rights
Washington PostJUL 2023
This is an exciting victory for LGBTQ+ activists in Hong Kong and abroad. Same-sex couples deserve the same dignity and respect as heterosexual couples, and establishing a legal framework of recognition will positively impact the LGBTQ+ community in Hong Kong and improve the territory's reputation.
While everyone, regardless of sexual orientation, should be protected from discrimination, this ruling paves the way to a direct contradiction to Hong Kong's constitutional stance on traditional family and marriage — the bedrock of its society.
While legal recognition of same-sex couples is better than nothing, Hong Kong still has a long way to go before equality. The court unanimously dismissed challenges requesting the recognition of foreign same-sex marriages or the approval of same-sex marriage. This is only a partial victory.