Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage is not unnstutnal, a urt has led, alg a blow to gay upl and activists seekg greater rights for the LGBTQ muny.
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JAPAN’S SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE IS SOARG. BUT CAN IT BEE LAW?
A Pevian high urt has orred same-sex unns to be legally registered public rerds, markg a victory for the LGBTQ muny a untry that has been reluctant to regnize gay upl. * does japan recognize gay marriage *
The regnn has been slow to be adopted natnwi, amid very gradual cultural acceptance of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people Japan and throughout is the only untry the Group of Seven largt enomi not to regnize same-sex marriag. The cisn me a day after the US Senate passed a same-sex marriage protectn bill and Sgapore lifted a ban on gay sex but limed the prospects for legalizg same-sex marriage. "While marriage remas between a man and a woman..., (the urt) also said that the current suatn wh no legal protectns for same-sex fai is not good, suggtg somethg mt be done about , " he told Mister Fum Kishida's lg party has not disclosed any plans to change or review the legislatn, although several senr members support same-sex marriage and Wednday's lg, the judge dismissed the se but also said that blockg gay upl om a legal pathway to marriage was lawyers and upl volved weled the lg as "ground breakg", urgg the ernment to promptly enact a law to migate the problem.
The cisn me shortly after the US Senate passed a same-sex marriage protectn bill and Sgapore lifted a ban on gay sex, while limg prospects of legalisg maral on this story. ArtboardCreated wh ChevronTle ChevronIn Mail ContactPath LayerPosive Arrow A recent lg by a district urt Sapporo, Japan's northern prefecture of Hokkaido, has embolned supporters of gay marriage and set a landmark precent. Adam* said was dangero to e out as gay his home untry and feared beg forced to an arranged marriage wh a said he was "so lucky" to wed his soulmate, Ray, Manchter and wish everyone uld marry who they love.
There are more than 60 untri wh laws that crimalise same-sex sexual acts acrdg to the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn, cludg Sdi Arabia. 'Authentilly myself'Ray said he had also stggled growg up gay the 1970s and 80s England, which was "tough" said his relig school "dmmed to you, 'you are gog to hell'" Adam returned home to Sdi Arabia, spe beg more than 3, 000 apart and later rtricted by the Covid-19 panmic, they kept touch daily and the romance years ago, Ray proposed on a vio ll and after succsfully applyg for a UK fiancé visa, Adam moved to Manchter December 2022.