Hong Kong Top Court Recognises Same Sex Marriage
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What rights did the court give to same-sex couples?
Hong Kong's top court has ruled in favour of recognising same-sex partnerships but stopped short of granting full marriage rights to the city's LGBTQ community
Which specific rights and actions did the court give?
The court said it was the obligation... to establish an alternative framework for legal recognition of same-sex partnerships (such as registered civil partnerships or civil unions)
However, marriage is restricted to opposite-sex couples
Which activist has been advocating for this recognition since 2018?
Activist Jimmy Sham
What did the court instruct the government to do?
The court gave the government two years to come up with a legal framework for legal recognition of same-sex partnerships.