Japan high court rules same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional

Netflix renews queer dating show The Boyfriend for season two

Japanese LGBTQ+ dating show The Boyfriend will return for season two on Netflix. Following the likes of I Kissed A Boy, I Kissed A Girl and Queer Love: The Ultimatum, season two of the queer dating show will drop on Netflix next year. The streaming platform announced the news on X on Sunday (15 December). The Boyfriend is Japan’s first same-sex reality dating show and season one featured gay and bisexual Japanese and East Asian looking for a rom…

Netflix Renews Japanese Gay Dating Show ‘The Boyfriend’ - WorldNL Magazine

Japanese reality dating show The Boyfriend is coming back. The groundbreaking gay dating show’s first season broke out in Japan after launching on July 9, spending six weeks in Netflix’s local series charts, and made international stars of several...

Will There Be a 'The Boyfriend' Season 2? Netflix Reveals Fate of LGBTQ+ Dating Series

The fate of Japanese LGBTQ+ reality dating series The Boyfriend has just been revealed! Several months after the inaugural season debuted on Netflix in July, the streamer has provided an update on the possibility of a second season. Keep reading to find out more… Here’s a synopsis: A group of young men who are attracted to other men live together in a seaside pool house called the “Green Room.” While also running a coffee truck, they spend a sin…

Will There Be a ‘The Boyfriend’ Season 2? Netflix Reveals Fate of LGBTQ+ Dating Series | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

The fate of Japanese LGBTQ+ reality dating series The Boyfriend has just been revealed! Several months after the inaugural season debuted on Netflix in July, the streamer has provided an update on the possibility of a second season. Keep reading to find out more… Here’s a synopsis: A group of young men who are attracted to other men live together in a seaside pool house called the “Green Room.” While also running a coffee truck, they spend a sin…

Japan court urges government to recognize legality of same-sex marriage

The Fukuoka High Court ruled Japan’s current policy against same-sex marriage as discriminatory and unconstitutional on Friday. This marks the third time the High Court in the country has declared the ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, and this ruling specifically calls on the government to undertake necessary legal reforms. In this case, three couples living in Fukuoka and Kumamoto, whose same-sex marriage registrations were rejected, s…

Same-Sex Japanese Dating Reality Show ‘The Boyfriend’ Renewed by Netflix as Court Rules Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional

Netflix has greenlit a second season of its groundbreaking Japanese same-sex dating reality series “The Boyfriend,” following the show’s impressive performance both domestically and internationally. The timing of Netflix’s renewal announcement couldn’t have been more appropriate. The Associated Press reported on Friday that a high court in Fukuoka, Japan ruled the country’s ban on same-sex […]