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We make that day by doing things publicly until it\u2019s simply the way things are,\u201d stated Tammy Baldwin, the first openly gay U.S. Senator.&nbsp; <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>When employees and leaders are fully free to be who they are at work and outside of work, mental, physical and spiritual energy is freed up that used to be wasted from self-editing and compartmentalising part of themselves.&nbsp;As a result, our LGBTQ colleagues flourish in their careers and new levels of success are achieved that before seemed unattainable.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Certainly, this has been a key outcome for the LGBTQ community in Hong Kong thanks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkgala.com\/\">Hong Kong LGBT+ Attorneys Network<\/a> (HKGALA), which has played a pivotal role in advancing LGBTQ equality in Hong Kong since 2013, and the efforts of the law firm Allen &amp; Overy, which produced the report, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allenovery.com\/en-gb\/global\/news-and-insights\/publications\/the-recognition-and-treatment-of-relationships-under-hong-kong-law\">Recognition and Treatment of Relationships under Hong Kong law<\/a> report, which captured more than 100 instances of differential treatment were captured across LGBTQ couples,&nbsp; heterosexual couples, and single individuals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>As co-chair of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkgala.com\/\">Hong Kong LGBT+ Attorneys Network<\/a>, Marc Rubinstein, General Counsel at Asia Pacific Land, has helped to make the network an organising force for advancing LGBTQ equality.&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He knew it was a powerful movement when the first \u201cmain accomplishment was simply to demonstrate to the market that there is indeed an organisation here that represents and serves as the voice for the LGBT legal community and serves to foster best practice in the legal industry with respect to LGBTQ diversity and inclusion,\u201d he explained.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More recently, a key achievement has been to serve as \u201ca clearinghouse or touchpoint to involve law firms in specific actions to advance LGBT equality in Hong Kong.\u201d For example, several years ago, HKGALA organised a group of 16 law firms along with a group representing 15 banks to intervene in a case known as QT, which was testing whether, from an immigration perspective, a foreign same-sex marriage or civil union would be recognised for immigration purposes in Hong Kong. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of the report produced by A&amp;O, which was led by litigation partner Matt Bower as a pro bono engagement with the Equal Opportunities Commission, other legal actions could be taken<em>.<\/em> For example, bankruptcy law imposed benefits to creditors of legally married heterosexual couples that did not apply in the same manner to creditors of nonmarried couples, including LGBTQ couples.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another area impacting married and nonmarried couples inconsistently was around legislation requiring that directors and CEOs of listed companies disclose their and their spouses shareholdings in the listed company, but the law does not extend that obligation in respect of the holdings of a director\u2019s or CEO\u2019s civil partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advocating for LGBTQ enhances that of the broad diversity and inclusion agenda<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Advances made in Hong Kong to progress LGBTQ equality also impact the evolution of progress in other areas of diversity and inclusion.&nbsp;For example, when Matt Bower oversaw efforts to create formal committees on LGBTQ inclusion and gender diversity as a means to internally understand what the firm could be doing better in the area of D&amp;I, he saw first hand the common actions the firm can take to increase retention of women and LGBTQ individuals. 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Subscribe to the Change Makers Podcast on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/change-makers-podcast\/id1501297688\">Apple<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2aLsfJpN31ccbhWyLj82Sp\">Spotify,<\/a> or simply tune in to the following episodes we recommend on<em> Legal Insight<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.com.au\/legal\/resources\/resource\/change-makers-podcast-episode-8-non-binary-peoples-day\">Change Makers Podcast Episode 8: Non-Binary People\u2019s Day<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.com.au\/legal\/resources\/resource\/change-makers-podcast-episode-7-active-allyship\">Change Makers Podcast Episode 7: Active Allyship<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.com.au\/legal\/resources\/resource\/change-makers-podcast-episode-3-lgbtiq-advocacy-in-the-legal-profession\">Change Makers Podcast Episode 3: LGBTIQ Advocacy in the Legal 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