Hong Kong appeals homophobic sodomy law
Hong Kong's government has appealed a High Court ruling against a law that says men younger than 21 should be imprisoned for life for engaging in sodomy. The government waited until the last day of its deadline to appeal the August 24 homophobic decision, originally challenged by William Roy Leung, pictured. Leung, 20, argued he should be able to have a loving relationship without fearing he will be imprisoned. And who shouldn't right? His lawyer, Michael Vidler, said of the news, "If the government maintains that Hong Kong is a world city, then we should start acting like a world city and stop lagging behind on human rights issues such as these."
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