Hong Kong must provide an alternative to marriage in order to legally recognise the rights of same-sex couples, the city’s highest court has declared, opening the way for civil unions.
However, it rejected appeals against current laws which restrict marriage to heterosexual couples and refuse to recognise overseas same-sex marriages, despite majority support among the population.
The ruling said Hong Kong’s government was “in violation of its positive obligations” under the bill of rights to provide a legal framework to recognise same-sex couples outside the institution of marriage, and gave it two years to establish a system.
more so than the US you reckon?
The US is not the topic here. Why bring it up?
Whataboutism - when you don’t have an argument, just say “what about the US”
Typical Tankie deflection.
Yes. More than the US.
Exactly. Even the response to their whataboutism doesn’t help their point.