By Mitchell Mui
Lawmakers of China Rejects Same Sex Marriage
Recently, China's lawmakers in court ruled that same sex marriage was still illegal despite the tension that has been built up recently. China intends to stick to strict traditions when it comes to culture. However, even though the court ruled it to be illegal, that didn't not stop activists from growing in support of same sex marriage. Unfortunately, this landed many activists behind bars for opposing the governments ruling.
In my perspective, I oppose the court ruling itself. I find it extremely unfair that the ruling out vetoed the activists despite the overwhelming support in favor of same sex marriage. This issue became quite popular as Central China Television sent several reporters with the intent to interview the activists to get a perspective of their motives.
Source:http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/14/world/asia/china-same-sex-marriage-ruling.html?&moduleDetail=section-news-1&action=click&contentCollection=Asia%20Pacific®ion=Footer&module=MoreInSection&version=WhatsNext&contentID=WhatsNext&pgtype=article
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| Sun Wenlin and his partner Hu Mingliang walking. The couple was denied privilege to marry causing a court case. Picture taken by Gilles Sabrie for The New York Times |
Just goes to show that there will always be repressment in our world either it be in our country or somewhere else.
ReplyDeleteJust goes to show that there will always be repressment in our world either it be in our country or somewhere else.
ReplyDeleteI was unaware that gay rights were even a topic of discussion in China, but despite the unfair ruling I am glad that progress has still been made.
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