Couple lose fight for gay marriage recognition

A judge in China has ruled a gay couple cannot register as married, in the country’s first case of its kind. Sun Wenlin (27) and Hu Mingliang (37) filed a lawsuit against Changsha city authorities after their application to register a union was rejected. In January a district court agreed to hear the case, a […]

A judge in China has ruled a gay couple cannot register as married, in the country’s first case of its kind.
Sun Wenlin (27) and Hu Mingliang (37) filed a lawsuit against Changsha city authorities after their application to register a union was rejected.
In January a district court agreed to hear the case, a first in China.
China does not legally recognise same-sex marriage, but there is growing awareness of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues.