Same-sex marriage in China
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[edit] Mainland China
In People's Republic of China, same-sex marriage is not allowed.
The Chinese Parliament in 2003 proposed legislation allowing same-sex marriages. During the course of the debate the proposal failed to garner the 30 votes needed for a placement on the agenda. Same-sex marriage supporters have vowed to keep pressing for its passage in the People's Republic of China. Though this issue was rejected, this was the first time that an item of gay rights was discussed in China. However, not long before the new marriage law went into effect, an officer stated in a press conference that same-sex marriage is still forbidden in China, on August 19, 2003.
Li Yinhe (李銀河), a sexology scholar well-known in the Chinese gay community, tried to legalize same-sex marriage during the National People's Congress in 2000 and 2004 (Legalization for the Chinese Same-Sex Marriage,《中国同性婚姻合法化》 in 2000 and Chinese Same-Sex Marriage Bill, 《中国同性婚姻提案》in 2004). These two attempts failed. Many scholars and gay people in China don't think it's possible for China to pass such a law in the near future.
[edit] Republic of China (Taiwan)
[edit] Hong Kong
Homosexuality was decriminalised in Hong Kong in 1991. No measures have been put in place to allow same sex marriage nor to formally recognise existing same-sex marriages. It is possible that recognition of British Civil partnership may occur in the future [1].
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