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Out American athletes are bringing home 5 medals from the Paralympics
LGBTQ Paralympians earned at least 25 medals in Tokyo during the 12 days of competition.
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The Olympics may have more LGBTQ representation than ever but it still has some major issues
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.
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International soccer star Kumi Yokoyuma comes out as transgender
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.”
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Japanese politicians refuse to pass LGBTQ rights bill as Olympics approach
One politician said that LGBTQ rights threaten “the preservation of the human race” as advocates push for protections before the Olympics.
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Japanese court rules same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional
Japan is the only G7 country that doesn’t treat LGBTQ couples equally with shameful laws that harm them instead.
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Japan opens Olympic Pride House in Tokyo ahead of summer games
Japan’s first permanent LGBTQ center is opening up ahead of next summer’s Olympics.
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How Japanese homophobia is distinctly different from American homophobia
What do gay bars have to do with it?
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American women are more prejudiced than men against lesbians
Worldwide, people generally liked lesbians more than gay men.
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Trans people in Japan can no longer be banned from bathrooms, court says
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’.
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A TV station outed a trans woman & humiliated her on air
A caption on the woman’s photo read, “Unusual! A man who looks like a woman.” Ugh.