Petition in Support of a Sexual Orientation Discrimination Ordination for HK

(Message from the Civil Rights for Sexual Diversities)

In order to gauge public support of an anti-discrimination bill to outlaw sexual orientation discrimination, the Hong Kong government will commission a third party to conduct a survey on public atitudes towards gays and lesbians and protective measures for them. There will be no Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SOD) Bill if the results show less than 50% support from the public. As a member of the LGBT communtiy, we all have witnessed instances of discrimination, if not experienced them ourselves. It is important that we voice out the need to outlaw discrimination against us. It is important that the public knows about our needs and the prevalence of discrimination before the survey takes place. If you are not a member of the LGBT community, I trust you too agree to equality for all and a legislation to protect us from discrimination. Thus, I urge you to sign this petition in support of an SOD Bill which will outlaw discrimination against us. It will also convey a strong message to the public and the government of how serious discrimination is in Hong Kong.

To sign the petition, follow this link (your signature will be handed to the Chief Executive and Secretary for Home Affairs):

http://sign.cr4sd.org

Roddy Shaw
Civil Rights for Sexual Diversities
http://www.cr4sd.org

Civil Rights for Sexual Diversities is an NGO working for the rights of people who may be disadvantaged by the law, policies and social prejudices in Hong Kong because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, sexual expression, family status and HIV status.