Ada Palmer

2024-11-12 17:00:10

Winning streak extended for Japan’s LGBTQ+ community
Earlier this year Japan's Sapporo High Court ruled that the government’s policy against same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, and now Tokyo's High Court has labelled the ongoing ban “a groundless legal discrimination based on sexual orientation." The victory creates more pressure on the government to legalise same-sex marriage. AP buff.ly/4hGV9zN
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A second high court rules that Japan's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional

A second high court has ruled that the Japanese government’s policy against same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. Wednesday's ruling is the latest in a series of decisions upholding plaintiffs’ demands for marriage equality.

^{MARI YAMAGUCHI (AP News)}