Protecting Transgender Rights in Hong Kong: Equal Marriage Rights

This morning Hong Kong took a giant leap forward in protecting transgender rights in a judgment of the Court of Final Appeal which will allow a trans* woman to marry her partner. In a judgment that some Irish politicians could do well to take note of the Court concluded that in multicultural jurisdiction such as Hong Kong, the nature of marriage as a social institution had undergone many alterations in that the importance of procreation as an essential constituent “has much diminished”. In a 4-1 running, the Court held that it is “contrary to principle to focus merely on biological features fixed at the time of birth and regarded as immutable” and held in favour of the Appellant.

Full Article: http://humanrights.ie/gender-sexuality-and-the-law/protecting-transgender-rights-in-hong-kong-equal-marriage-rights/

PS I am a tomboy and they charged me as a man!!!

My girlfriend and I was in Beijing club today on 19 April 2012 and we had a very bad experience. They didn't charge my girlfriend but only me to the club and we were stuck on the 3rd floor and did not let us down to the 2nd floor. It is ridiculous when they tell us it is crowd control when it is just homophobic shit!!! If their practice is not have girls to pay should this not be for all girls?? I do not understand the logic behind this... And we have videos to prove it as we asked for a receipt and they asked us to go home!!!!! We need to spread the word for this!!

Dear Anthony, this is a horrible story that you are describing. However, I have a question. if you are not originally from China, why do you have to stay there for such a long time if life is horrible there? Could you move and go to your country (what is it? and is it better there?) or some other place?
Thanks.
Alex.

Hi anyone listening?

I am a gay wih no rights at all, I live in a country with my "partner" (Hong Kong) that promotes itself as being a world city but is horribly homophobic.

I dont have any rights as a EU citizen expat partner I have to leave the territory every three months to get a tourist visa to stay, I cannot work or set up a biusness I am seen as completely invisible.

This hurts me a lot, I have seen all my dreams come to nothing for 14 long years as a "tourist".

I am sad I have had enough.

I repeatedly over the years tried to join in desperation a forum for expats called http://hongkong.geoexpat.com/ as I feel so lonely at times but repeatedly they have banned me the minute I have made it clear I am gay. So that I dont even have a voice mongst people of my own language.

The problem is it's difficult talking about day to day life without people knowing you are gay, I have to remeber to say she instead of he and I sometimes get it wrong.

When times are hard for what ever reason there is no support, I must hold my heart and speak no words, I may not join any forums where other expats frequent and moan about the silly little things in life, I am banned for life instead. Even for simple words like "partner", even when I get it "right".

I am sad and sore from crying myselft to sleep.

I have over the years thought of so many ways to end this misery, just to silently creep off and dissapear. However when faced with this misery I remember there are so many other people in the world like myself trapped to a life that is not worth living and I say to myself there must be hope there must be hope somewhere and so I keep looking.

Its in knowing that im not the only one suffering on a day to day basis that I can sometimes honestly only get up in the morning.

And so here I am.

I wish for something very simple a forum for everyone gay bisexual straight in any walk of life that chooses to live and work or partner their partner in living and working abroad and especily in Hong Kong. One where everyone is welcome no matter what their sexual orientation, it would make so much diference, just a little difference in how we have to live.

At the moment I would say that 70% or more of expats living in Hong Kong are single gay males.

Im horrified and shocked that they choose to live here under these circumstances but so it is a perpetution of life in the closet. I want to change things somehow but Im not sure how.

I found this site by looking up Gay rights and decided to wipe away the tears and take my chances, right now today 6. 55 Pm Hong Kong time.

I hope it makes a difference because my life is hell but you can bet you no one else is telling.

Hi anyone listening?

I am a gay wih no rights at all, I live in a country with my "partner" (Hong Kong) that promotes itself as being a world city but is horribly homophobic.

I dont have any rights as a EU citizen expat partner I have to leave the territory every three months to get a tourist visa to stay, I cannot work or set up a biusness I am seen as completely invisible.

This hurts me a lot, I have seen all my dreams come to nothing for 14 long years as a "tourist".

I am sad I have had enough.

I repeatedly over the years tried to join in desperation a forum for expats called http://hongkong.geoexpat.com/ as I feel so lonely at times but repeatedly they have banned me the minute I have made it clear I am gay. So that I dont even have a voice mongst people of my own language.

The problem is it's difficult talking about day to day life without people knowing you are gay, I have to remeber to say she instead of he and I sometimes get it wrong.

When times are hard for what ever reason there is no support, I must hold my heart and speak no words, I may not join any forums where other expats frequent and moan about the silly little things in life, I am banned for life instead. Even for simple words like "partner", even when I get it "right".

I am sad and sore from crying myselft to sleep.

I have over the years thought of so many ways to end this misery, just to silently creep off and dissapear. However when faced with this misery I remember there are so many other people in the world like myself trapped to a life that is not worth living and I say to myself there must be hope there must be hope somewhere and so I keep looking.

Its in knowing that im not the only one suffering on a day to day basis that I can sometimes honestly only get up in the morning.

And so here I am.

I wish for something very simple a forum for everyone gay bisexual straight in any walk of life that chooses to live and work or partner their partner in living and working abroad and especily in Hong Kong. One where everyone is welcome no matter what their sexual orientation, it would make so much diference, just a little difference in how we have to live.

At the moment I would say that 70% or more of expats living in Hong Kong are single gay males.

Im horrified and shocked that they choose to live here under these circumstances but so it is a perpetution of life in the closet. I want to change things somehow but Im not sure how.

I found this site by looking up Gay rights and decided to wipe away the tears and take my chances, right now today 6. 55 Pm Hong Kong time.

I hope it makes a difference because my life is hell but you can bet you no one else is telling.

i have just come from a bar with my transgender girlfrined of 2 1/2 years we had both been enjoying a night out in wan chai where we had no issue in the firast 2 bars we went to but after that we went to neptunes 2 where at first we had no problems and had a drink after this we went to order a second drink and while i was at the bar odering the drinks my girlfirled was asked by the door staff for her passport once they saw that her passport stated she was male they asked us to leave despite me explaining that we where on holiday together and just enjoying a night out.
We where asked to leave after this which was upseting to my girlfrined and myself