Eight upl Tokyo's Shibuya and Setagaya wards were on Thursday issued wh certifit regnizg their same-sex partnerships as equivalent to marriage on the first day of the long-awaed policy change.
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- TOKYO’S SHIBUYA GO ALONE WH GAY PARTNER CERTIFIT
- JAPAN’S GAY MARRIAGE PH FAC CONSTUTNAL BARRIER
- DISTRICT TOKYO PLANS TO EXTEND RIGHTS OF GAY COUPL
- TOKYO'S SHIBUYA AND SETAGAYA WARDS ISSUE FIRST SAME-SEX PARTNERSHIP PAPERS
TOKYO’S SHIBUYA GO ALONE WH GAY PARTNER CERTIFIT
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.
JAPAN’S GAY MARRIAGE PH FAC CONSTUTNAL BARRIER
Recent poll fds most young Japane open to the ia of gay marriage.
DISTRICT TOKYO PLANS TO EXTEND RIGHTS OF GAY COUPL
“It is not a marriage license and advantag will be limed but still better than nothg, ” Gon Matsunaka, a gay rights activist, told CNN. While Shibuya’s cisn do not yet equate to heterosexual marriage, the hope is that the move will be the begngs of promotg marriage equaly for gay muni. “What is important for the LGBT (lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr) muny Shibuya is the lg will make visible society, ” Matsunaka said.
Taiga Ishikawa, Tokyo uncillor and the first male gay lol assembly member Japan, told CNN the ordance was a “big first step for the protectn of human rights. Neighborg Setagaya ward has dited that would look to followg Shibuya’s lead.
TOKYO'S SHIBUYA AND SETAGAYA WARDS ISSUE FIRST SAME-SEX PARTNERSHIP PAPERS
“To realize equal rights for gay upl, a natnal law has to be ma, ” he said. While outright discrimatn agast the LGBT muny is rare Japan, s effects n be hidn and gay people often fd themselv at a disadvantage.
4% oppose gay marriage, but support amongst young adults their 20s and 30s is as high as 70%.