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Hong Kong plays transgender catch-up

Started by Shana A, November 16, 2009, 03:07:24 PM

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Shana A

November 16, 2009, 03:07:24 PM
Hong Kong plays transgender catch-up
By Kent Ewing

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KK17Ad01.html

HONG KONG - In the biggest challenge yet to traditional Chinese values about sex in this city of 7 million people, a male-to-female transsexual is suing the government for the right to marry her male partner. Moreover, because the plaintiff makes such a compelling case, traditionalists find themselves on the legal defensive.

No matter the ultimate ruling in this unprecedented courtroom drama, it is another indication of how attitudes toward sex and sexual orientation are changing in Hong Kong and all over Asia. Such a conjugal union is already legally sanctioned in Singapore, Japan and South Korea - and even in some places on the Chinese mainland.
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