by Beth Holmes | Jul 10, 2023 | Civil Rights, Equality, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, Politics, Power LGBT
Japan passes an “LGBT understanding” bill, in an incremental step forward for the queer Japanese community. Japan is the only G7 nation with no legal protection for same-sex unions, except for local city-specific laws which offer limited rights to civil unions. They...
by Beth Holmes | Feb 27, 2023 | Civil Rights, Human Rights, International, Politics, Power LGBT
A South Korea court has recognized the rights of same-sex couples for the first time, in a promising move forward. So Seong Wook and Kim Yongmin held a marriage ceremony for themselves in 2019, but South Korea does not officially recognize same-sex marriage. Kim...
by Beth Holmes | Feb 13, 2023 | Civil Rights, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, Politics, Power LGBT
Fumio Kishida, the prime minister of Japan, has fired one of his aides over public anti-LGBT remarks. In the conservative country, it’s worthy of note. Masayoshi Arai, an economy and trade official in Kishida’s staff, made several remarks last Friday that...
by Beth Holmes | Jan 16, 2023 | Civil Rights, Gay and Lesbian, Human Rights, International
Hindu leader Mohan Bhagwat is speaking out in support of the LGBT community, days before an important ruling on same-sex marriage is due. Mohan Bhagwat is the chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a political party and part of the Bharatiya Janata Party...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 21, 2022 | Civil Rights, Human Rights, Politics, Power LGBT
“We have the votes,” say Senate Democrats, about legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriage in federal law. When the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade this June, the ruling set some unnerving precedents. There is no law in this country protecting...
