A Hong Kong court has upheld a ban on same-sex marriage and civil union partnerships.
The Court of First Instance ruled that the government was not obliged to provide an alternative legal framework such as civil unions, giving same-sex couples the equal rights and benefits enjoyed by opposite-sex married couples.
The court said that, while there are diverse and opposing views in society, it expressed"no view on the associated social, moral and/or religious issues" and that it had adopted a strict legal approach to the matter. Homosexuality has been decriminalized since 1991 in Hong Kong, a former British colony that returned to Chinese rule in 1997. The city has an annual pride parade and lively gay scene.
It does not, however, recognize same-sex marriage and LGBTQ activists voice concerns about widespread discrimination. Hong Kong's top court in June ruled in favor of a gay civil servant fighting for spousal and tax benefits for his husband.
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