By James Pomfret and Elaine Lies HONG KONG/TOKYO (Reuters) - In Hong Kong's highest court, five judges are deliberating whether to recognise same-sex ...
Wanted: 100,000 new donors | SaltWireHONG KONG/TOKYO - In Hong Kong's highest court, five judges are deliberating whether to recognise same-sex marriages conducted overseas.
Some countries, however, have recently taken inclusive steps, including India, where the Supreme Court is debating whether to allow same-sex marriage in the world's most populous nation; South Korea, where lawmakers proposed a same-sex marriage bill in May; and Singapore, which last year scrapped a British colonial era law criminalising sex between men.
In Japan, the only Group of Seven nation without legal protection for same-sex unions, corporations are seen as a key driver for change as Tokyo aims to increase its clout as a global financial centre. But Japan's 126 million population remains largely conservative and many lawmakers, including members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, have opposed such unions, saying they cherish traditional family values.
"South Korea has always gone through a rapid change and it will continue to. The only obstacle I think is politics," said Kiyong Shim with Seoul-based Youth LGBTQ organization Dawoom.
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