Fun Fast Facts
- As a former British colony, Hong Kong had a ban on homosexuality (sodomy) with the laws being completely invisible to lesbians.
- In 1991 the Legislative Council agreed to decriminalise private, adult, non-commercial and consensual homosexual relations.
- In 2006, the age of consent was equalised at 16 following a ruling of the High Court.
- In May 2013, the Court of Final Appeal ruled that a transsexual woman had the right to marry her boyfriend.
- You can change your gender on legal documents except for your birth certificate.
- Marriage and civil unions are not available to same-sex couples.
LGBT organisation: Civil Rights for Sexual Diversities
- Researches the rights for sexual diversities in the administration and legislature
- Provides resource, information and support as regards to any endeavour to the advancement of rights for sexual diversities
- Fosters education, communication, advocacy and cultural shift of rights for sexual diversities to the sexual diversity community and the society at large.
- Monitors politicians, governmental and social agencies in their endeavour to rights for sexual diversities.
W3JOY interviewed: Dr Peter Robinson, from Melbourne’s Swinburne University and author of the book
Gay Men’s Relationships Across the Life Course
One thing I did find which was interesting was with gay marriage, men 31 and under were almost universally in favour of the idea of gay marriage; whereas 51 and above, they were less convinced of the idea (or) its usefulness to them.
The older men I think were heavily influenced by the feminist ideology of the ’70s which seriously queried marriage as an institution that was oppressive of women.
There are problems in Hong Kong. The special status that family has [and] the desire not to let down parents.
Published on: Oct 21, 2013 at 21:18
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