Japan

“My biggest fear has been that we would be treated as strangers in an emergency,” one woman said. She and her partner now have a certificate.

The couple argued that it’s unfair that they can’t access the same rights as opposite sex couples. The judge agreed… to a point.

The country’s Supreme Court denied her legal rights to her own biological daughter who was born after she transitioned.

Despite significant geographical and linguistic differences, Australia, Europe, and Asia share at least one strong bond – plenty of activists dedicated to equality for LGBTQ+ people.

The massively popular video game company is giving queer employees a “power-up” in the fight for marriage equality.

LGBTQ Nation dives into some recent global discussions on marriage equality. 

The decision contradicts a 2021 ruling that the country’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.

Marriage equality, though, remains out of reach.

The Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2022 Parade was held this week and people came out in droves to support the community and celebrate Pride.

A customer complained that she couldn’t use the women’s room because a transgender woman was in it.

LGBTQ Paralympians earned at least 25 medals in Tokyo during the 12 days of competition.

There is historic representation at the Olympics, but some of the best LGBTQ athletes didn’t make the trip – and the ones that did have been misgendered, publicly maligned, and even outed while in Japan.

One of Japan’s most recognized soccer players didn’t feel safe to come out until they were in America: “I had to explain to them what Japanese culture is like and why I felt the need to hide.”

One politician said that LGBTQ rights threaten “the preservation of the human race” as advocates push for protections before the Olympics.

Japan is the only G7 country that doesn’t treat LGBTQ couples equally with shameful laws that harm them instead.

Japan’s first permanent LGBTQ center is opening up ahead of next summer’s Olympics.

What do gay bars have to do with it?

Worldwide, people generally liked lesbians more than gay men.

The Tokyo judge presiding over the case found one government employee’s treatment by her employer, including asking her to ‘go back to being a man’, to be ‘lacking in validity’.

A caption on the woman’s photo read, “Unusual! A man who looks like a woman.” Ugh.