Years of Activism Resulted in a Hong Kong Same-Sex Partnership Bill, but a Tough Vote Remains

Hong Kong lawmakers vote down bill recognising same-sex partnerships

71 of 87 lawmakers vote against legislation despite landmark court ruling.

Hong Kong’s Same-Sex Rights Bill Meets Rare Defiance From Lawmakers

Same-sex couples at a mass wedding ceremony in Hong Kong last year. The ceremony was performed by a pastor online from the United States, as same-sex partnerships are not recognized in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong legislature to vote on same-sex partnerships bill

Hong Kong lawmakers are expected to vote Wednesday on whether to grant limited rights to same-sex couples, as fears grow in the LGBTQ community that even this narrow equality bid could be sunk by conservative pro-Beijing voices.

Years of activism resulted in a Hong Kong same-sex partnership bill, but a tough vote remains

Hong Kong lawmakers are set to debate a government-proposed framework to recognize same-sex partnerships.

LGBTQ groups urge Hong Kong to ‘fully recognise’ same-sex partnerships ahead of bill’s second reading

Local and overseas LGBTQ groups have urged the HK gov't to “fully recognise” same-sex partnerships ahead of the resumption of the second reading of a bill that proposes to grant limited rights to gay couples.

Rainbow in the Dark: Judicial Strategies to Defend Same-Sex Partnership Recognition in Authoritarian Hong Kong