THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
February 8, 2023 at 16:25 JST
From top left, Soshi Matsuoka, organizer of "Demand for Laws to Protect Rights of LGBTQ People in Japan", Yuichi Kamiya, Executive Director of the Japan Alliance for LGBT Legislation, Takako Uesugi, director for Marriage For All Japan, Gon Matsunaka, director for Marriage For All Japan, Yuki Anma, Director of the Japan Alliance for LGBT Legislation, Akira Nishiyama, Deputy Secretary General of the Japan Alliance for LGBT Legislation,Kanae Doi, Japan Director for Human Rights Watch, pose for photographers during a press conference on Feb. 7 in Tokyo. (AP Photo)
Japanese LGBTQ people and rights groups condemned a recent discriminatory remark by a senior aide of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, demanding his government enact laws to ban discrimination against sexual minorities, legalize same-sex marriage and guarantee equal rights before Japan hosts a Group of Seven summit in May. [Read More]
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