TheStar - World News Session ; pg.39 [31/12/2oo5]

HK gays fight sodomy laws, triggering debate
HONG KONG: When Wiiliam Roy Leung made legal history in Hong Kong by successfully challenging anti-gay laws, the 20-year-old homosexual told a crowd outside the courthouise he could finally be in love without living in fear of being thrown in jail.
But the legal threat might soon be back in Leung's life. The government is appealing the decision that found the laws discriminatory and unconstitutional. One of the laws demanded a life sentence for gay sex when one or both mena re younger than 21.
The appeal surprised Leung, who works for a medical aid group.
"We're not asking for anything new. This is about equality, about everybody having the same rights," he said.
But others think differently in this Chinese city - where sex, let alone homosexuality, is a subject almost never brought up in the family.
Although Hong Kong does not actively persecute or repress its sexual minotiries, few would venture to say the city is open or tolerant about gays and lesbians. - AP

***[ Well, somehow i saw this article from TheStar newspaper and so i tried to post it up on here that i also felt the same for William. Anyhow, Malaysians and everyone in the world should also be open and tolerant towards the homosexuals instead looking them down. ]***

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