This photo taken on September 23, 2023 shows "Ben", 53, posing for a portrait in Hong Kong. The LGBTQ community has seen incremental legal victories in finance hub Hong Kong since the mid-2000s, winning in the Chinese city's courts on targeted issues ranging from visas to taxes. (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP) / To go with Hong Kong-China-LGBTQ-Politics, FOCUS (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE/AFP via Getty Images)
