The Democratic Party criticizes the backwardness of gender equality in Hong Kong, promotes the establishment of gender-friendly toilets, and establishes a sexual orientation discrimination ordinance

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Written by: Lao Minyi

2021-05-16 17:40

Last update date: 2021-05-16 17:40

Tomorrow (17th) is the "International Day for Homophobia". The Democratic Party criticized the government for years of making no progress in gender equality. Even though a public consultation on the establishment of a gender recognition system was conducted in 2017, there has been no result so far. Excluding research on same-sex marriages, civil partnerships, and discrimination against sexual minorities, the government is therefore urged to conduct public consultations on the formulation of the Sexual Orientation Discrimination Ordinance, the Gender Recognition Law, and the revision of marriage laws.

The Democratic Party’s Gender Equality Committee urges the government to conduct public consultations on the establishment of the Sexual Orientation Discrimination Ordinance, the Gender Recognition Act, and the amendment of marriage laws.

(Provided by the Democratic Party)

The chairman of the Democratic Party’s Gender Equality Committee, Zou Yingheng, pointed out that the local sex minorities are discriminated against in their daily life and the current system, but he believes that the Hong Kong government has made no progress in gender equality in the past years, which makes people feel that the government is "talking about it as it is." Therefore, the government is required to correct the mistakes as soon as possible and deal with the problems seriously.

The vice chairman of the committee, Mo Jiancheng, said that the promotion of gender equality must adopt a top-down model, that is, "government-led development and non-governmental assistance to promote." The government must ensure that there are sufficient resources for gender equality in the future.

Committee member Ye Zijie believes that discrimination on sexual orientation in Hong Kong society stems from misunderstandings and lack of relevant public education. To eliminate the inconveniences of sexual minorities in life and systems, the government and citizens need to deal with problems in a tolerant and loving way. .

Zou Yingheng pointed out that the local sex minorities are discriminated against in their daily life and the current system. However, he believes that the Hong Kong government has made no progress in gender equality in the past years, which makes people feel that the government is "talking about it as it is."

(Provided by the Democratic Party)

The committee puts forward four initiatives to the government regarding gender equality in Hong Kong, including setting up more gender-friendly toilets in public facilities; formulating a large-scale public education plan; enacting a sexual orientation discrimination law, enacting a gender recognition law, and revising marriage laws. Public consultation; and before completing the enactment of new laws and amending existing laws, to provide legal rights for the conclusion of same-sex couples, such as allowing same-sex couples to decide the medical decisions of their spouses as carers, and to jointly apply for social welfare as a combination of spouses.

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