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In a landmark court ruling, an activist in Hong Kong has partially won his appeal seeking recognition for same-sex marriages registered overseas.

Hong Kong’s top court has ruled the government should provide a framework for recognizing same-sex partnerships in a landmark decision for the city’s LGBTQ+ community. The ruling did not grant full marriage rights to same-sex couples but is a partial victory for prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Sham, who had fought a five-year legal battle over the recognition of same-sex marriage registered overseas. Sham married his husband in New York in 2013, and argued that Hong Kong’s laws, whi...

Hong Kong's top court has ruled that the territory must provide legal recognition for same-sex couples.

An activist detained in Hong Kong partially won his final appeal Tuesday seeking recognition for same-sex marriage registered overseas, in a landmark court ruling that is likely to have a far-reaching impact on the city’s LGBTQ+ community.

China News: Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal has partially approved an appeal by LGBTQ activist Jimmy Sham for recognition of same-sex marriages. While the court

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The ruling stopped short of granting full marriage rights to same-sex couples, but nonetheless represents a breakthrough for the LGBTQ+ community.

The highest court of Hong Kong partially upheld a historic case for same-sex union recognition, calling for new laws to safeguard gay couples' social needs.

Ted Hui, a Hongkonger who fled to Australia via London in 2021, says he is now waiting for the Chinese Communist Party to fall.

Like 14 years ago, a Labor government accepted that it needed to fill a void in criminal law expertise on the High Court.