Hong Kong's top court orders government to recognize overseas same-sex marriage in landmark case

Hong Kong’s government will have to set up a new legal framework to recognize same-sex marriage registered overseas, its top court ruled Tuesday, ending a five-year legal battle. The decision is the latest in a series of cases in recent years that have pushed the city towards accepting the LGBTQ+ community. In the landmark court ruling, a majority of the judges at the city's Court of Final Appeal declared the government is in violation of its obligation to legally recognize same-sex partnerships and would have to do so to dispel...