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Time to Outlaw LGBTQ Discrimination in Japan

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In February this year, an executive secretary to Prime Minister Kishida Fumio triggered a firestorm with his off-the-record remarks about the government's position on same-sex unions and other LGBTQ rights. Japan has yet to enact any national statute prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. A 2019 government report on diversity in the workplace stated that a mere 8.6% of lesbians, 5.9% of gay men and 7.3% of bisexuals had come out to at least one fellow employee.

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Time to Outlaw LGBTQ Discrimination in Japan

Outrage over discriminatory remarks by a senior aide to the prime minister has breathed new life into the effort to pass Japan’s first national law promoting social inclusion of sexual minorities. But many LGBTQ activists have deep reservations about the bill currently under review by the ruling party.

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