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Japan’s Lower House Passes Bill to Promote LGBTQ Awareness, But Not Guarantee Rights

Headline from The Diplomat, from the development of Jun 13, 2023

Newest development Jun 16, 2023 · 3 reportsJapan passes watered-down LGBT understanding bill

Japan is the only member of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations that does not have LGTBQ legal protections.

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  1. Names this update

    Japan’s Lower House Passes Bill to Promote LGBTQ Awareness, But Not Guarantee Rights

    Headline from The Diplomat ·

  2. Newest

    Japan passes watered-down LGBT understanding bill

    Headline from CNN ·

Reports & sources

8 articles, oldest first.

  1. Washington Times

    Lower house of Japan’s parliament passes bill to promote LGBTQ+ awareness, but not guarantee rights (opens Washington Times)

    Published

    Washington Times's feed description

    The powerful lower house of Japan’s parliament on Tuesday passed a bill to promote understanding of LGBTQ+ issues amid protests by activists that last-minute revisions by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s conservative party favored opponents of sexual equality instead of guaranteeing equal rights.

  2. Fox News

    Japan's powerful lower house of parliament passes bill promoting understanding of LGBTQ+ issues (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Japan's lower house of parliament passed a bill promoting the understanding of LGBTQ+ issues. Citizens believe Fumio Kishida's conservative party favored opposition to sexual equality.

  3. The Diplomat

    Japan’s Lower House Passes Bill to Promote LGBTQ Awareness, But Not Guarantee Rights (opens The Diplomat)

    Published

    The Diplomat's feed description

    Japan is the only member of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations that does not have LGTBQ legal protections.

  4. CNN

    Japan passes watered-down LGBT understanding bill (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    Japan on Friday passed a much-contested bill to promote understanding of the LGBT community amid criticism that the legislation provides no human rights guarantees and may tacitly encourage some forms of discrimination.

  5. Shore News Network

    Japan enacts watered-down LGBT understanding law (opens Shore News Network)

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    Shore News Network's feed description

    By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan enacted a law on Friday meant to promote understanding of the LGBT community that critics say provides no human

  6. Bloomberg

    Japan Passes LGBTQ Bill Opposed By Rights Groups, Conservatives (opens Bloomberg)

    Published

    Bloomberg's feed description

    Japan’s upper house of parliament passed a bill to promote understanding of LGBTQ issues but stops short of protecting any specific rights or providing a blanket barring of discrimination.

  7. Towleroad Gay News

    Japan Parliament Passes Watered-down LGBT Understanding Bill (opens Towleroad Gay News)

    Published

    Towleroad Gay News's feed description

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Friday passed a much-contested bill to promote understanding of the LGBT community amid criticism that the legislation provides no

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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