Hong Kong’s top court rules that full sex reassignment surgery should not be a prerequisite for transgender people to have their gender changed on their official identity cards.
to have their gender changed on their official identity cards, in a move that is likely to have a far-reaching impact on the transgender community.
The judgment by the Court of Final Appeal is expected to have a wide impact on the LGBTQ community because many of its transgender members consider having the operation unnecessary and risky. In a judgment made public Monday, the court said the government’s policy was unconstitutional and imposed an “unacceptably harsh burden.” They also said that the policy was “disproportionate” in its encroachment upon the rights of the two to gender identity and physical integrity.
Österreich Neuesten Nachrichten, Österreich Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Hong Kong’s top court rules surgery not needed to register gender changeThe Court of Final Appeal ruled the rights of Henry Tse and one other had been breached when applications to change their gender on their ID cards was rejected.
Weiterlesen »
What to know about the ‘Hong Kong 47’ and the national security lawVaguely worded and broad in scope, the law was crafted and enacted from Beijing. It quickly transformed life in Hong Kong.
Weiterlesen »
Landmark Hong Kong national security trial starts two years after arrestsSixteen Hong Kong pro-democracy figures face trial on Monday, more than two years after their arrest, in what some observers say is a landmark case for the city's judicial independence under a national security law imposed by Beijing.
Weiterlesen »
Landmark Hong Kong national security trial opens two years after arrestsSixteen Hong Kong pro-democracy figures face trial on Monday, more than two years after their arrest, in what some observers say is a landmark case for the city's judicial independence under a national security law imposed by Beijing.
Weiterlesen »
Hong Kong sees influx of Chinese visitors as borders reopen fullyTens of thousands of travellers commuted between mainland China and its special administrative region of Hong Kong on Monday, authorities said, the first time in three years that all border checkpoints were reopened fully without COVID-19 restrictions.
Weiterlesen »