groyn88 Posted November 26, 2024 Report Share Posted November 26, 2024 On Tuesday, 26 November 2024, a Hong Kong court dismissed a government bid to deny same-sex married couples the right to rent and own public housing, saying that it was "discriminatory in nature" and a complete denial of such couples' rights. The ruling by Hong Kong's Court of Appeal was the latest in a series of legal breakthroughs for gay rights advocates in the global financial hub in 2024. The government had challenged two High Court rulings that it was "unconstitutional and unlawful" for the city's housing authority to exclude same-sex couples who married abroad from public housing. The appeal involved two cases, one in which the authority had declined to consider a permanent resident's application to rent a public flat with his husband, because their marriage in Canada was not recognised in Hong Kong. The other involved a same-sex couple who were denied joint-ownership of a government-subsidised flat by the authority because their marriage in Britain was not recognised in Hong Kong. Court of Appeal justices Jeremy Poon, Aarif Barma and Thomas Au said in a written judgment that the authority's treatment of gay married couples was "discriminatory in nature" and they should be afforded equal treatment. "The differential treatment in the present cases is a more severe form of indirect discrimination than most cases because the criterion is one which same-sex couples can never meet," the judges said in their ruling. One of the men involved in the second case, Henry Li, welcomed the ruling in a post on Facebook. Rights group Hong Kong Marriage Equality also welcomed the decision saying it had made clear "that discrimination and unequal treatment on the ground of sexual orientation has no place in public policy decisions". Hong Kong's top court in September 2024 ruled against same-sex marriage but acknowledged the need for same-sex couples "for access to an alternative legal framework in order to meet basic social requirements". The government was given two years to come up with the framework. A Hong Kong court in September 2024 sided with a married lesbian couple who argued that both women should have parental status over their child born via reciprocal IVF. Links: https://the-singapore-lgbt-encyclopaedia.fandom.com/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Singapore https://the-singapore-lgbt-encyclopaedia.fandom.com/wiki/Public_housing_for_LGBT_Singaporeans PlayersGroup 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetie Pie Posted November 27, 2024 Report Share Posted November 27, 2024 China is getting more equality advanced these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egal Posted November 27, 2024 Report Share Posted November 27, 2024 mr prez x wld be happy to read wht pie said well done hong kong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubbycheeks Posted November 27, 2024 Report Share Posted November 27, 2024 Provided that they can actually afford to buy the apartments. Hong Kong property is far more expensive than Singapore's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auscent Posted November 30, 2024 Report Share Posted November 30, 2024 Singapore doesnt get top scores for everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murano Posted November 30, 2024 Report Share Posted November 30, 2024 (edited) On 11/27/2024 at 8:58 AM, Sweetie Pie said: China is getting more equality advanced these days. HK SAR's Court of Appeal Not the govt, not the legislators, not the CCP, not the entire campaign against LGBTQ rights NOTHING to do with China Edited November 30, 2024 by murano typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murano Posted November 30, 2024 Report Share Posted November 30, 2024 On 11/27/2024 at 6:09 PM, tubbycheeks said: Provided that they can actually afford to buy the apartments. Hong Kong property is far more expensive than Singapore's. SG again why you so insecure This a story about human rights HUMAN RIGHTS geddit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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