She said it was “joyful” to see her child marry, but she was saddened to know that their marriage would not be recognized in China today. Yangming’s mother spoke to China file about tuning into the ceremony to see her son get married on Zoom, watching from home. “Before, we thought we might break up someday, but now we can’t just break up.” “It made our love stronger,” Yangming said. Liu Yangming and Zhu Guangyu, both based in Guangzhou, China, are among the couples who have chosen to get married virtually. Same-sex unions are also illegal in Hong Kong, although the city-state recognizes overseas marriage for spousal benefits such as taxes, dependent visas and housing. In Utah, same-sex unions have been recognized since 2014, but in China (where homosexuality was only decriminalized in 1997), same-sex marriage remains illegal. “It comes through, this feeling of ‘this is finally happening,'” he said The Guardian, “that’s a long time coming, that they’ve finally found a way to do it.” Michael Foley, a radio host and licensed marriage officiant in Utah, said some couples have been waiting years to get married.
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