ADDED ON: 11/28/2019
Japan’s Support for Gay Marriage Is Soaring. But Can It Become Law?
Ikuo Sato stood in front of a Tokyo court in April and told the world he was gay. To a packed room, he described the anxiety he had felt as a young…
Japan
ADDED ON: 10/05/2019
Japanese MP makes waves by linking same-sex marriage to revising constitution
A conservative ally of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called for discussion on revising Japan’s constitution to allow same-sex marriage, annoying colleagues in the ruling party who are against it and also…
ADDED ON: 09/24/2019
Pop-up venue Pride House opens in Tokyo for LGBT fans ahead of 2019 Rugby World Cup
As the Rugby World Cup got underway Friday, a pop-up venue for LGBT and other sexual minority fans opened in Tokyo, in an initiative organizers hope to build on for next year’s…
ADDED ON: 09/13/2019
US citizen sues Japanese government for denying him long-term visa to be with husband
US citizen barred from receiving a long-term visa to live with his husband in Japan has sued the country's government, claiming he is being denied a family life. Andrew High, who met his Japanese…
ADDED ON: 09/04/2019
The 2020 Summer Olympics Likely to Be the Queerest, Most Political Games Yet
When Tokyo hosts the 2020 Summer Olympics, there will likely be a record number of out LGBTQ athletes competing in the Games. Not only that, it could also prove to be the…
ADDED ON: 09/04/2019
Transgender woman granted long-term residency in Japan
A Southeast Asian woman has become the first transgender person to receive a long-term residential permit in Japan, according to her lawyer. The 58-year-old woman, who has not disclosed her name and…
ADDED ON: 07/27/2019
Election of gay lawmaker in Japan spurs hopes for same-sex marriage
Japan's first openly gay male lawmaker said on Tuesday he believed the country would legalize same-sex marriage, months after Taiwan became the first place in Asia to allow gay unions. Taiga Ishikawa,…
ADDED ON: 07/23/2019
Japan elects first openly-gay politician to national parliament
Japan on Monday (22 July) elected its first openly-gay politician to the country’s national parliament. LGBTI rights activist turned lawmaker Taiga Ishikawa won a seat for the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party…
ADDED ON: 07/14/2019
LGBT community hopes election spurs gay rights debate, legislation
The LGBT community and their allies hope the upcoming upper house election will help advance the national discussion on LGBT rights in Japan and lead to legal recognition. Small headway has been…
ADDED ON: 07/07/2019
Male, female…other?’ Japan form-makers consider possible LGBT discrimination in their terminology
The term “sexual minority” in Japanese refers to anyone who falls under the LGBT+ umbrella, and while lesbian and gay people have been fighting hard for equality as of late there is…
ADDED ON: 07/04/2019
Japan grants refugee status for homophobic persecution for first time ever
Japan has granted asylum to an LGBT+ refugee on the grounds of homophobic persecution in their home country for the first time. Details including the refugee’s home country and gender have been…
ADDED ON: 06/24/2019
In first, Ibaraki Prefecture to issue partnership certificates for LGBT couples from July
Authorities in Ibaraki Prefecture said Monday they would start issuing partnership certificates for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender couples from July 1, in an effort to address inequalities with legally married couples.…
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