Six opposition parties have promised that they will seek to present bills to the Diet next year to help protect LGBTQ people against discrimination and legalize same-sex marriage.
Campaign pledges by most political parties ahead of Sunday's lower house election have increased hopes of legislation to deepen understanding and protect the rights of sexual minorities. Six major opposition parties promise that they will seek to present bills to parliament next year to help protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and…
Campaign pledges by most political parties ahead of the Oct. 31 lower house election have increased hopes of legislation to deepen understanding and protect the rights of sexual minorities.
The mother of the day nursery pupil submits a written complaint to Kazuhiko Inui, chief of the Otsu city government’s infant policy division, on Feb. 4. (Chifumi Shinya)
OTSU The parents of a 6-year-old child diagnosed with gender dysphoria called on the city government to investigate the bullying she experienced at a municipal day nursery.
“Our child says she wants to die due to the bullying and has been unable to return to the day nursery,” the mother, 35, told a news conference on Feb. 4 after submitting a written complaint. “We want municipal authorities to prevent a recurrence of similar incidents.”
The parents said day nursery officials failed to appropriately deal with the bullying their child received from fellow pupils.