An aide to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida who was sacked over a homophobic tirade said some Japanese people would “abandon” their country if same-sex marriage was legalized. Japanese people are ...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the country’s ban on same-sex marriage is not discriminatory, insisting that constitutional freedom of marriage only envisions heterosexual unions, a ...
Since then, Japan has introduced legislation prohibiting anti-LGBTQ discrimination, and in a landmark case this July, the Supreme Court ruled that a government ministry's refusal to allow a ...
The Sapporo District Court ruled on Monday that a person in a same-sex relationship is not entitled to spousal benefits provided to a person in marriage or in a common-law marital relationship ...
An openly gay assemblyman from Aichi Prefecture and his Taiwanese partner, having just registered their union in Taipei, called on Tokyo Monday to swiftly legalize same-sex marriage to ensure equality ...
Why I Adopted My Husband is a nonfiction manga about a gay couple in Japan choosing adoption because same-sex marriage isn't ...
HONG KONG/TOKYO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - In Hong Kong's highest court, five judges are deliberating whether to recognise same-sex marriages conducted overseas. Their decision, expected later this year ...
Hong Kong's top court ruled Tuesday in favor of recognizing same-sex partnerships, including civil unions, but stopped short of granting full marriage rights in a partial win for the city's LGBTQ ...
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledges to begin outlining early next week the pillars of a new economic stimulus package that ...
Abuja, Nigeria — Police in Nigeria said Tuesday they detained at least 67 people celebrating a same-sex wedding in one of their largest mass detentions targeting homosexuality, which is outlawed ...
The ruling by the city’s Court of Final Appeal stops short of recognizing same-sex marriage, but some experts see the outcome as a small step forward. By Derrick Bryson Taylor Hong Kong’s top ...
Rahm Emanuel is making trouble for the Biden administration. We can only guess at his agenda, but we miss a mayor willing to ...
