US EditionActivist detained in Hong Kong begins final appeal for recognition of his overseas same-sex marriage
- Jimmy Sham, a detained activist in Hong Kong, is making a final appeal for recognition of his same-sex marriage registered overseas. He argues that the city's laws, which do not recognize foreign same-sex marriage, violate his constitutional right to equality.
- Sham, a prominent pro-democracy activist during the 2019 protests, was charged with subversion under a national security law imposed by Beijing. The judgment in his marriage case could have significant implications for the LGBTQ+ community and Hong Kong's reputation as an inclusive place.
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Detained activist in Hong Kong begins final appeal seeking legal recognition of his foreign same-sex marriage
An activist detained in Hong Kong began his final appeal Wednesday seeking recognition for his same-sex marriage registered overseas, in a landmark case for the city's LGBTQ+ community. Jimmy Sham, a prominent pro-democracy activist during the 2019 protests that roiled Hong Kong, first asked for a judicial review five years ago seeking a declaration that the city's laws, which don't recognize foreign same-sex marriages, violate his constitutiona…
Hong Kong’s top court hears LGBTQ activist Jimmy Sham’s appeal for overseas same-sex marriage recognition
The absence of same-sex marriage in Hong Kong sends a message that it is “less worthy” of recognition than heterosexual marriage, the city’s top court has heard during a democrat’s appeal for recognition of overseas same-sex unions. Jimmy Sham, who turned 36 on Wednesday and was the ex-convenor of disbanded protest group the Civil Human Rights Front, appeared at the Court of Final Appeal in front of Chief Justice Andrew Cheung, Permanent Judges…
Activist detained in Hong Kong begins final appeal for recognition of his overseas same-sex marriage
HONG KONG (AP) -- An activist detained in Hong Kong began his final appeal Wednesday seeking recognition for his same-sex marriage registered overseas, in a landmark case for the city's LGBTQ+ community.
Activist detained in Hong Kong begins final appeal for recognition of his overseas same-sex marriage
An activist detained in Hong Kong began his final appeal Wednesday seeking recognition for his same-sex marriage registered overseas, in a landmark case for the city's LGBTQ+ community.Jimmy Sham, a prominent pro-democracy activist during the 2019 protests that roiled Hong Kong, first asked for a judicial review five years ago seeking a declaration that the city's laws, which do not recognize foreign same-sex marriage, violate his constitutional…
Activist detained in Hong Kong begins final appeal for recognition of his overseas same-sex marriage
An activist detained in Hong Kong began his final appeal Wednesday seeking recognition for his same-sex marriage registered overseas, in a landmark case for the city's LGBTQ+ community.Jimmy Sham, a prominent pro-democracy activist during the 2019 protests that roiled Hong Kong, first asked for a judicial review five years ago seeking a declaration that the city's laws, which do not recognize foreign same-sex marriage, violate his constitutional…
Activist detained in Hong Kong begins final appeal for recognition of his overseas same-sex marriage
An activist detained in Hong Kong began his final appeal Wednesday seeking recognition for his same-sex marriage registered overseas, in a landmark case for the city's LGBTQ+ community.Jimmy Sham, a prominent pro-democracy activist during the 2019 protests that roiled Hong Kong, first asked for a judicial review five years ago seeking a declaration that the city's laws, which do not recognize foreign same-sex marriage, violate his constitutional…
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