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Pressure Mounts on Japan to Enact LGBTQ+ Protections Before Olympics
Agence France-Presse.The law has been gaining support since 2015.About 100 people joined the rally, holding signs with phrases like “Equality Now!” “Legalize!,” and “Equality Act during the current Parliament!” — both in Japanese and in English, the Associated Press reported.The country doesn’t recognize same-sex partnerships, and while support for LGBTQ+ rights has grown more mainstream in recent years, rights groups say LGBTQ+ people still face discrimination at school, work, and home.“We are not giving up yet,” openly gay writer and activist, Soshi Matsuoka, said at the rally.
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