Hong Kong’s LGBTQ Community Scores Legal Victories

FILE - Participants wave rainbow flags during the opening ceremony of the Gay Games in Hong Kong, Nov. 4, 2023. FILE - The delegation of Hong Kong arrives at the stadium during the opening ceremony of the Gay Games in Hong Kong, Nov. 4, 2023. FILE - Participants hold the rainbow flag at the AIDS Quilt Memorial Ceremony ahead of the Gay Games in Hong Kong, Nov. 4, 2023.

Something remarkable happened in Hong Kong’s decadeslong LGBTQ rights movement in recent months, though it is unclear what it means for the future.