Hong Kong court rules in favor of same sex partnership in visa case

Hong Kong's top court on Wednesday ruled in favor of a British lesbian who was denied a dependent visa by the government, in a landmark case that could affect how expatriate same-sex couples are treated in the territory.The Court of Final Appeal dismissed an appeal by the director of immigration over the ruling by a lower court that rejected the director's decision to refuse the woman, identified only as "QT," a dependent visa as her civil partnership with another woman, identified as "SS," was not recognized in Hong Kong."Today's ruling by the Court of Final Appeal affirms what millions of…READ FULL ARTICLE