Last week Tokyo’s municipal government passed a bill that prohibits discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. In doing so, the city not only demonstrated its ...
A failsafe way to measure a nation's true happiness index is ask the gays. This shouldn't come as a big surprise. Worldwide, from Dublin to Tokyo, the state of LGBT rights are always a barometer for ...
The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is already prepping for this year's Tokyo Rainbow Pride (TRP). The organizers of the event, all of whom are volunteers, want to raise awareness of ...
(SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) TOKYO 2020 PRESIDENT, SEIKO HASHIMOTO, SAYING: "There are people who cannot go to Pride House and I think there are still many people who are unaware of this great place. So ...
(Tokyo) – The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has passed a bill that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, Human Rights Watch said. The act, enacted on October ...
Diver Tom Daley and footballer Megan Rapinoe were among 185 LGBT competitors at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, while the Paralympics’ number doubled to 30 since 2016 Sitting volleyball champion Monique ...
Japan’s first lady, Akie Abe, wife of conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, joined the festivities, standing on a float (pictured, right, in white) amid a sea of 3,000 marching participants. Akie ...
Gay couples hailed Tokyo’s new partnership system as a victory for Japan’s LGBT community on Nov. 1, the day the metropolitan government began issuing certificates to officially recognize the ...
The upcoming Tokyo Olympics will feature the highest number of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) athletes to ever compete at an Olympic Games. According to research by site aggregator ...