In Hong Kong, there have been legal developments and societal debates about the legal recognition of same-sex relationship. Prof. SUEN Yiu Tung, Associate Professor of the Gender Studies Programme at the Chinese University of Hong Kong has published a number of research briefs that provide empirical evidence for these discussions.
Professor SUEN Yiu Tung told the media that ‘Our findings show that LGBQ+ people, like their non-LGBQ+ counterparts, chose to engage in committed relationship with their partner. 70% of the Hong Kong LGBQ+ respondents who were in a committed same-sex relationship wanted to or very much wanted to get married with their same-sex partner, showing that marriage remains an important institution in the mind of LGBQ+ people in Hong Kong. An overwhelming majority of all LGBQ+ respondents, and of LGBQ+ respondents in a same-sex relationship, considered same-sex marriage to be important/very important. However, the legal reality that same-sex relationship is not recognized in Hong Kong means that Hong Kong LGBQ+ people live under constant stress and anxiety that they will not be treated fairly in public domains in Hong Kong. More than half of them (54%) were worried that their relationship with their same-sex partner would negatively affect their chances of getting or keeping a job. 94% of them were worried that if something happened to one of them, the hospital won’t recognize them or their same-sex partner. A significant proportion of LGBQ+ respondents who were in same-sex relationships reported facing discrimination in public domains of life, including hospital visitation and receiving poor service in restaurants or stores. Parents of LGBQ+ children in Hong Kong surveyed share the same concern about the difficulties their children face due to their sexuality. Nearly two-thirds of the surveyed parents (70%) worried that no one would take care of their child when they get older because they are LGBQ+. More than half of the surveyed parents (54%) worried that their child would not get married because they are LGBQ+. A majority of them (62%) supported the legal recognition of same-sex marriage in Hong Kong. These findings strongly indicate there is a pressing need for Hong Kong to review and update its legal framework to recognize same-sex relationship—a call echoed by both LGBQ+ individuals and their parents and family members.’
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- 明報: 七成LGBQ+受訪者想與同性伴侶結婚 中大學者促政府及早訂立替代法律框架 (Link)
- SCMP: 70% of Hongkongers in same-sex relationships want to get married: survey; Researchers urge government to take note of poll as deadline for devising official legal framework for same-sex partnerships nears (Link)
- RTHK: Marriage a goal for many same-sex couples in HK (Link)
- 星島日報: 中大調查:僅2.9%人與同性伴侶有法定關係 學者促加快落實同性權益法例工作 (Link)
- Yahoo News: 性小眾七成想結婚 逾一成海外結婚或民事結合 學者倡逼切承認同性伴侶關係:政府好難唔理 (Link)
- HK01: 50歲的她與同性愛人結婚 外孫仔多了位公公 七成LGBQ人士冀結婚 (Link)
- Hong Kong Free Press: 70% of people in committed same-sex relationships want to marry, Hong Kong survey finds (Link)
- The Standard: CUHK urges legal framework to recognize same-sex relationships after 70 percent wanted to get married (Link)
- 集誌社:同性婚姻|替代框架再姍姍來遲 擔心當局拖字訣 家長、子女為性小眾親屬發聲 (Link)
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