Hong Kong’s top court ruled in favor of recognizing same-sex partnerships, saying in its judgment that the absence of legal recognition has been seen to be essentially discriminatory and demeaning to same-sex couples. It marked the latest in a long series of litigations surrounding LGBTQ+ issues, as same-sex couples in the city have been forced to carve out rights from laws often ruled as discriminatory since the city decriminalized sexual acts between gay men in 1991. LGBTQ+ rights remain one of the areas in which the city stands apart from mainland China, where same-sex sexual acts have been legal since 1997 but recent years have seen a crackdown on the community.
Hong Kong’s High Court Requires Same-Sex Marriages to Be Recognized
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A professional Ballroom and Latin Dancer turned real estate broker and philanthropist, Jacob uses his life experience as a youth who experienced homelessness to help those in our community find housing and humor. In 2020, Jacob used his vast real estate investment knowledge to found the Sherlock's Homes Foundation (named after his dog) to address LGBTQ Youth housing insecurity. Currently his foundation has houses in Colorado, North Carolina and Virginia.
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