G7 summit statement to highlight resolve to protect LGBT rights
the Japanese government faces increasing pressure to become more supportive of the country’s LGBT community and address their discrimination concerns, with the Asian country lagging behind other G7 members on the issue.The G7, which groups Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States, plus the European Union, is considering what to include in the statement regarding gender equality issues, building on a G7 communique issued in the wake of an annual summit in Germany last year, the sources said Friday.This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software.Please add japantimes.co.jp and piano.io to your list of allowed sites.
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