Japan same-sex marriage ban ruled unconstitutional again by courts, remains the only G7 country not to recognize
Japan same-sex marriage ban ruled unconstitutional again by courts, remains the only G7 country not to recognize
LGBT+ activists hail the legal win but say real reform is still up to a conservative legislature.
Polls show up to 70% of the population supports same-sex unions.
Good to see most Japanese people being on the right side of history.
104 3 ReplySo same sex marriage bans are unconstitutional, but the marriage unions are still not legally recognized? So close!
46 0 ReplyYeah this title is super confusing.
29 0 ReplyI suspect that the courts decided that the legislature has to create a mechanism to recognize but can no longer block marriages.
12 0 ReplyJapanese law is complicated, unsurprisingly. Getting this done in the US, for example, only had to deal with 242 or so years of legal precedence. Japan has been around for a lot longer.
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