LGBTQ groups demand Japan adopt equal rights law by G-7
By MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press
Published: February 7, 2023, 1:35pm
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Yuichi Kamiya, Executive Director of the Japan Alliance for LGBT Legislation, speaks during a press conference Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Tokyo. Japanese LGBTQ people and rights groups hold a news conference to protest what they say are discriminatory remarks made by top aides of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. They demand his government enact an equality law before G-7 summit. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
TOKYO — 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.
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