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Same-sex couples in Tokyo can now get domestic partnerships
“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.
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LGBTQ athletes win more medals at the Olympics than nearly 200 other nations
“Team LGBTQ” dominated in Tokyo, and in more ways than one showed up in the medal tally.
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Tom Daley gets first Olympic gold medal & has a message for LGBTQ people
“I feel incredibly proud to say I am a gay man and also an Olympic champion.”
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Twitter jokes that the White House came out as bisexual last night
The White House lit up in the American colors in recognition of the Olympics. But some people online had a different, much funnier view.
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Viral claim that the Olympics provided athletes with “anti-sex beds” is quickly debunked
The internet thought that the bed used at the Olympics would not be able to withstand sexual activity. An Olympic gymnast quickly cleared that up for everyone.
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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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Pride in Pictures: Japan’s tolerance of LGBTQ people has grown dramatically. So have Pride parades.
The LGBTQ community still lacks full equality in Japan, but that won’t stop over 200,000 people from celebrating at the 2019 Rainbow Pride Festival Parade in Tokyo.
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Thousands celebrate Japan Pride
A colorful parade was the culmination of the Tokyo Rainbow Pride festival, an event supported by 190 companies and Japanese politicians.
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Panasonic grappling with criticism over LGBT policy shift
Panasonic, the first major Japanese company to start recognizing same-sex partnerships in its ranks, has gotten both praise and harshly negative responses to the new policy.
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Japan’s First Lady joins thousands marching in Tokyo LGBT pride parade
TOKYO — Thousands gathered in Tokyo’s trendy Shibuya business and shopping district for LGBT Pride on Sunday.