LGBT+ groups are launching an ‘#EqualityActJapan’ campaign to get Japan to pass new protections before the Olympics. LGBT+ rights in Japan are far less advanced than in other G7 countries.
It is the only nation in the G7 to offer neither marriage equality nor legal civil unions. Moreover, it lacks discrimination protections around employment, goods and services and hate speech.
The Equality Act would protect LGBT+ protect people from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
Japan had to postpone the Olympics from this year until 2021 due to coronavirus. But that also gives the country time to pass the legislation.