The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will postpone discussions on a bill to promote understanding of LGBT people until after the unified local elections in April, according to sources.
Mark Takano, a Japanese-American who is the first openly gay person of color to be elected to the U.S. Congress, urges Japan to join other Group of Seven nations in legally protecting LGBT people.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says the country’s ban on same-sex marriage is not discriminatory, insisting that constitutional freedom of marriage only envisions heterosexual unions, a comment that triggered criticism he is backtracking despite.
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