Japan same-sex marriage ban ruled unconstitutional again by courts
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LGBT+ activists hail the legal win but say real reform is still up to a conservative legislature.
  • rustyfish@lemmy.worldEnglish
    103·
    8 months ago

    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.

  • Winter8593@lemmy.worldEnglish
    46·
    8 months ago

    So same sex marriage bans are unconstitutional, but the marriage unions are still not legally recognized? So close!

      • stoly@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        8 months ago

        I suspect that the courts decided that the legislature has to create a mechanism to recognize but can no longer block marriages.

        • QueriesQueried@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          8 months ago

          IIRC that’s correct. Their paperwork is only strictly defining a man and woman, not just “two persons” or something like that.