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LGBTQ+ rights granted in Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s top court has upheld earlier rulings that favored the granting of subsidized housing benefits and equal inheritance rights to same-sex couples, in a landmark victory for the city’s LGBTQ+ community. The Court of Final Appeal’s dismissal of the government’s appeals ended some years-long legal battles over the differential treatment facing same-sex couples married overseas under Hong Kong’s Housing Authority policies and two inheritance laws. The unanimous decisions on Nov. 26 are expected to have a far-reaching impact on the lives of same-sex couples, who have traditionally had fewer rights.

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