Tag: Rainbow Pride
Tokyo Rainbow Pride Embraces “Change” In Japan
More than 6,000 people marched through Tokyo’s Shibuya District on Sunday
This was a banner year for Tokyo Rainbow Pride, a weeklong series culminating with more than 6,000 people marching through Tokyo’s Shibuya District on May 7, the most since the event began in 2012.
This year’s theme, “Change,” was a nod to recent strides Japan has made toward LGBT equality: In 2016, even the country’s conservative party included gay rights in its platform, a move that would have been unimaginable...
