Hong Kong LGBTQ Rights Setback Takes Emotional Toll

Fuente: International Business Times

Hong Kong's LGBTQ activists were left disappointed by a vote that knocked down legislation to provide some rights for same-sex couples AFP At a tiny, cluttered flat in Hong Kong, four people sat around a large rainbow flag and quietly started to embroider. Just hours before, the city's legislature overwhelmingly vetoed a government bill that would have granted limited rights to same-sex couples -- a stinging defeat for an LGBTQ community that has already spent years on the back foot. Some community members told AFP the outcome of Wednesday's vote was "expected", but that did little to cushion the emotional blow and assuage doubts about the future of advocating equality.