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Hong Kong leader backs same-sex couples' rights bill
Hindustan Times West UP
|July 16, 2025
{ HOMOSEXUAL REPRESENTATION } SUPPORT FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE HAS GROWN OVER THE PAST DECADE AND HIT 60%
HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader John Lee threw his weight behind a bill recognising limited rights for same-sex couples on Tuesday, despite fears that opposition from pro-Beijing parties could sink it.
Lee’s administration proposed legislation this month to recognise some rights for same-sex partners whose marriages are registered abroad.
Despite LGBTQ activists arguing it does not go far enough, the proposal drew near-universal criticism from the pro-Beijing politicians that dominate Hong Kong's legislature.
This story is from the July 16, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times West UP.
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