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LGBTQ+ Activists Urge Japan to Pass Equality Act Before 2021 Olympics
to sign a petition urging the leaders of Japan’s political parties to introduce and enact legislation to protect LGBTQ+ people from discrimination before the Olympics start.Despite pressure from around the world to cancel the Olympics due to the ongoing pandemic that has yet to slow down in many countries, like the United States and Japan, which saw a surge in cases in December, last Friday Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced that the games would go on this summer as planned.“I am determined to achieve the games as a proof of human victory against the pandemic, a symbol of global solidarity and to give hope and courage around the world,” he said.The games have been scheduled for this summer after a one-year postponement.
