Mutual Guardianship

[Randy W]

from the Sixth Tone

 

Beijing Approves Mutual Guardianship for Gay Couple

Gay couples are opting for the legal agreement in lieu of same-sex marriages or civil unions, which are not recognized on the Chinese mainland.

 

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The Chinese capital joins Shanghai, Hubei, and a handful of other provincial-level regions in approving same-sex guardianship. Dated Monday, the decision from the Beijing Guoxin Notary Public Office was first reported by an LGBT-themed social media account on Thursday. The notary’s announcement of the decision has been deleted.

In China, guardianship agreements grant some of the same benefits conferred by marriage, including power of attorney and inheritance rights. This week’s case has fueled wide discussion on Chinese social media, with a related hashtag on microblogging platform Weibo garnering over 80 million views by Friday evening.