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Hong Kong strikes down anti-gay laws but denies same-sex marriage

Hong Kong High Court Tommy Chen Rainbow Action

Hong Kong’s high court May 30 struck down anti-gay laws that targeted gay and bisexual men as unconstitutional, but at the same time, the city is upholding a ban on same-sex marriage. Judge Thomas Au ruled the anti-sodomy and buggery laws were unconstitutional because they didn’t apply to heterosexual couples or to female couples. “These provisions are inconsistent with the right to equality … and discriminatory in nature. They are unconstitutional and should be struck down,” he wrote in his […]

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