Japanese LGBTQ+ activists are calling for authorities to increase protection of the queer community from outing with current efforts to prevent the disclosure of people’s sexuality and/or gender identity against their will branded insufficient.
According to the Japan Times only a handful of regional authorities that have specifically outlawed the outing of LGBTQ+ people.
The Mie region was first to do so in June 2020 but efforts to implement anti-outing regulations have since slowed.Some 10% of Japan’s population identify as LGBTQ+.
According to Equaldex, nearly 80% of the population aged 20-59 support the legalisation of same-sex marriage and same-sex relations are legal.