Seven Policies For Government to Consider--- 4. Legalization of Gay Marriage

Case Study of Taiwan’s Experience of Legalized Gay MarriageAs of today, Taiwan is the only Asian country that has legalized gay marriage (since 2019). The enhanced human rights and social inclusion alone raise the image of Taiwan among Western countries. Reputation aside, legalization of gay marriage also bring about moderate economic benefit to Taiwan. FirHong Kong CaseWhile the effect of legalized gay marriage has largely been beneficial to Hong Kong, there are a few social and political differences between Hong Kong and Taiwan, that makes Hong Kong case significantly different from Taiwan. Nonetheless, at the end of the day, legalized gay marriage will bring morAs mentioned, the harms are social and political. Socially, Hong Kong’s society is much closed about same-sex love, let alone same-sex marriage. Same sex which means the society is not ready for legalized marriage yet. Homosexuality is still a taboo in Hong Kong, which means the society is not readyBut as mentioned above, we still have faith that gay marriage is workable in Hong Kong. First and foremost, aside from benefiting from gay marriage tourism, legalization of gay marriage will draw much more Mainland and international talents that tend to stay longer in Hong Kong as they can more easiSecond, because the gain outlast the coast, the government should roll out more propaganda on promoting equality between heterosexuality and homosexuality. Though LGBT right is largely acknowledged in jobs from the Government or western firms, SMEs mostly still do not have such clause and may discri