Lgbt Rights in Hong Kong

'Two old men's love': Retired teacher and migrant worker come out after celebrity LGBT campaign

22 Jan 2013

"Coming out" has made a retired Beijing history teacher, who prefers to stay anonymous, and his lover - a water delivery worker - the most controversial topic on China's social media.

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Government appeals gay-sex ruling

1 Oct 2005

The government yesterday lodged an appeal against a High Court ruling that overturned a law banning some sexual acts between men under the age of 21.

The appeal outraged human rights...

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Gay sex law a milestone for HK

29 Aug 2005

Few court judgments in Hong Kong have aroused as strong a public reaction as the one delivered by Mr Justice Michael Hartmann on gay sex laws last week.

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Court rules age of consent for homosexuals is unconstitutional

24 Aug 2005

Updated at 5.20pm:
Hong Kong's High Court on Wednesday ruled that laws banning men aged under 21 from having sex, including sodomy, were unconstitutional and undermined human rights, Hong...

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Government against all forms of discrimination

30 Nov 2000

I refer to your editorial of November 22, headlined, 'Far from equality'.

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