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Lower house of Japan's parliament passes bill to promote LGBTQ+ awareness, but not guarantee rights​

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Lower house of Japan's parliament passes bill to promote LGBTQ+ awareness, but not guarantee rights

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TOKYO (AP) — The powerful lower house of Japan's parliament passed a bill Tuesday to promote understanding of LGBTQ+ issues amid protests by activists who say last-minute revisions by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s conservative party favored opponents of sexual equality instead of guaranteeing equal rights.
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The passage followed only a few hours of debate in a lower house committee last Friday, an unusually short period. The bill is expected to be approved quickly by parliament's upper house, which is also controlled by Kishida's governing bloc.
Japan is the only member of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations which does not have LGTBQ+ legal protections. Support for same-sex marriage and other rights has grown among the Japanese public, but opposition remains strong within the governing Liberal Democratic Party, known for conservative values and a reluctance to promote gender equality and sexual diversity.
LGBTQ+ activists have increased their efforts to achieve an anti-discrimination law since a former Kishida aide said in February that he wouldn’t want to live next to LGBTQ+ people and that citizens would flee Japan if same-sex marriage were allowed.

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The final version of the bill passed Tuesday states that “unjust discrimination" is unacceptable but doesn’t clearly ban discrimination, apparently because some governing party lawmakers oppose transgender rights. Some party members said more consensus building is needed before anti-discrimination measures are introduced.
The bill states that the public's understanding of various sexual orientations and gender identities is “not necessarily sufficient.” It says conditions should be created so that "all citizens can live with peace of mind,” which critics say shows the governing party prioritized the concerns of opponents of equal rights over the rights of sexual minorities.
“We have sought the enactment of an anti-discrimination law,” the Japan Alliance for LGBT Legislation said in a statement. “This bill does not focus on the people concerned, and instead focuses on the side that has discriminated against us and caused our suffering. It's the complete opposite of what we need.”
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Kanae Doi, Japan director for the New York-based group Human Rights Watch, said the legislation fails to meet the international standard of anti-discrimination, and human rights should never be compromised by consideration for the majority.
Kishida said at a news conference later Tuesday that he hopes further discussion in parliament will promote wider support for the legislation. “The government will continue to listen to the voices of the people and work hard to achieve a society where diversity is respected and where everyone cherishes each other’s human rights and dignity and where they enjoy vibrant life,” he said.
Kishida also said his Cabinet plans to compile an economic package later this year that will double the budget for subsidies for children and married couples to reverse the country's declining birth rate by the 2030s, a time considered the last chance to turn the downtrend around. Experts say the package doesn't address the difficulties faced by younger Japanese who are increasingly not marrying or having families, discouraged by bleak job prospects, long working hours and lack of work flexibility.

Recent surveys show a majority of Japanese back legalizing same-sex marriage and other protections. Support among the business community has rapidly increased.
Kishida insisted that public views vary on same-sex marriage, and that it is an issue that would broadly impact people if a legal system is created. “That’s why I say a wide-ranging discussion is necessary and a broad understanding is important,” he said.
A court in Fukuoka in southern Japan ruled last Thursday that the lack of legal protections for LGTBQ+ people appears to be unconstitutional. It was the last of five court cases brought by 14 same-sex couples in 2019 that accused the government of violating their equality. Four of the courts ruled that current government policy is unconstitutional or nearly so, while a fifth said a ban on same-sex marriage was constitutional.
Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press



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Subhanallah bhai! Pakistani parliament will get cornered soon over the coming years just like this. If our converted ghareeb don’t relent, then no more western aid or assistance. Hopefully Sawdi judean allow LGBTQ in their country first so our deen miskeen can then say that our mazhabi daddy likes gays and tranny people so why can’t we no?….😝….anything sawdi yahudi accept, then it’s kosher for our deen miskeen ghareeb.
 
Subhanallah bhai! Pakistani parliament will get cornered soon over the coming years just like this. If our converted ghareeb don’t relent, then no more western aid or assistance. Hopefully Sawdi judean allow LGBTQ in their country first so our deen miskeen can then say that our mazhabi daddy likes gays and tranny people so why can’t we no?….😝….anything sawdi yahudi accept, then it’s kosher for our deen miskeen ghareeb.
pakistani leadership will also convert them selves as transgenders to show complete obedience to saudi yahudi khalifat.
 
Subhanallah bhai! Pakistani parliament will get cornered soon over the coming years just like this. If our converted ghareeb don’t relent, then no more western aid or assistance. Hopefully Sawdi judean allow LGBTQ in their country first so our deen miskeen can then say that our mazhabi daddy likes gays and tranny people so why can’t we no?….😝….anything sawdi yahudi accept, then it’s kosher for our deen miskeen ghareeb.
Since when did Pakistan and Saudi Arabia allow LGBT? It is illegal in both countries.
 
Since when did Pakistan and Saudi Arabia allow LGBT? It is illegal in both countries.
Loudspeaker azaan ban, sharabain gonna be allowed soon, casino will open and no more iftar in masjids so no chitty chat at iftari......if you mazhabi, then go home and enjoy iftari at home. Can't socialize in masjid, discourage taraweeh prayer. I think MBS sahb realizing that he's gotta tone down his awaam's religiosity and there is severe pressure from the west to reform wahabbi islam.
 
Loudspeaker azaan ban, sharabain gonna be allowed soon, casino will open and no more iftar in masjids so no chitty chat at iftari......if you mazhabi, then go home and enjoy iftari at home. Can't socialize in masjid, discourage taraweeh prayer. I think MBS sahb realizing that he's gotta tone down his awaam's religiosity and there is severe pressure from the west to reform wahabbi islam.
Islam cannot be reformed. the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia may make it more liberal minded, but I doubt he will go against Islamic traditions.
 
Islam cannot be reformed. the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia may make it more liberal minded, but I doubt he will go against Islamic traditions.
Reform as in make it like hindu-pak ghareeb logon da islam bhai. Jinny namazain parrhni ne, tussi parrh lo, jinnay rozay rakhnay ne, tussi ghar ich rakh lo. You never had any say in what your western propped up gubment says or does anyway.......Go and be as religious as you want to be, but do it at home or in your private church/ mosque like in the west today (in sawdi even that is under scrutiny now)......public display of religion is being banned. And you will not be allowed to brainwash ghareeb bhookay nungay downtrodden on our streets in Pakistan nor create a thug force of religious zealots from lower middle class neighborhoods. Tableegh is already banned by the sawdi religious council bhai......And the gradual defunding of overseas mosques and madarseh using sawdi/ wahabbi funding. Third world colored logon ko ab aap brainwash nahi karsaktay using petro-dollars deposited in da BOA. This is an order from da west, who created lawrence of arabia wahabbi islam back in 1923. You know all this right?
 
Reform as in make it like hindu-pak ghareeb logon da islam bhai. Jinny namazain parrhni ne, tussi parrh lo, jinnay rozay rakhnay ne, tussi ghar ich rakh lo. You never had any say in what your western propped up gubment says or does anyway.......Go and be as religious as you want to be, but do it at home or in your private church/ mosque like in the west today (in sawdi even that is under scrutiny now)......public display of religion is being banned. And you will not be allowed to brainwash ghareeb bhookay nungay downtrodden on our streets in Pakistan nor create a thug force of religious zealots from lower middle class neighborhoods. Tableegh is already banned by the sawdi religious council bhai......And the gradual defunding of overseas mosques and madarseh using sawdi/ wahabbi funding. Third world colored logon ko ab aap brainwash nahi karsaktay using petro-dollars deposited in da BOA. This is an order from da west, who created lawrence of arabia wahabbi islam back in 1923. You know all this right?
Sorry but a lot of what your wrote was crap.

Saudi Arabia will not compromise its identity and values to please USA.
 
Sorry but a lot of what your wrote was crap.

Saudi Arabia will not compromise its identity and values to please USA.
😝…..oh laalay Sawdi Judea is ruled by the Zionists and Humreeka! Taanu samajh nahi aata?…..we in da same boat no? What do we do now? We do as told….or more like, we get told.
 

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