Two women made history in Tokyo as the first same-sex couple in Japan to
have their relationship recognized by a local government, CNN reports.
"I'm so happy," Higashi says. "When they gave us the certificate, I cried. Our friends cried."
Applicants
must be at least 20 and fill out a notarized document promising to
protect each other and live together with trust and love. The
certificate has an official stamp. But businesses, hospitals, landlords,
and other entities are not legally bound to acknowledge it.
Furthermore,
this kind of certificate is only available for residents in two of
Tokyo's 23 wards -- and nowhere else in Japan. Mostly symbolic, the
certificate is supposed to encourage businesses to grant rights
equivalent to marriage.
Japan, same-sex couples have difficulty
finding housing, opening joint bank accounts, and can be barred from
seeing their loved one in the hospital after an accident or illness.
Despite
recognition and protection from some local governments, Japan still has
no national laws protecting LGBT people from discrimination. Coming out
can mean getting fired, evicted, or denied healthcare. And there's no
legal recourse.
Source: CNN
51 comments:
As the chairlady of the Association of Commenters on Linda Ikeji Blog (ACLIB) I noticed that you Linda are taking so much time to enable comments especially during the weekends and my guess is you're always going on a date. Its either you introduce bae or you enable comments ASAP from now on. Chairlady has spoken, carry on...
Lol congrats I guess
Good for them.
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@Carlos via Nokia Lumia
Na dem sabi biko, no concern of mine. Linda take note!
Nonsense! It just doesn't make sense! Lord have mercy!
That is why the have some many LGBT people in closet. I see so many people running to that LGA to reside
Neenu ka fa dicha! Millipedes
Nonsense! It just doesn't make sense! Lord have mercy!
Na dem sabi biko, no concern of mine. Linda take note!
Na dem sabi biko, no concern of mine. Linda take note!
For ther pocket
Homosexuality accepted, Nxt up Paedophelia, follow by bestiality, e be like say na Joke abi? Wait and see
Good for them
#It WiLL oNLy gET beTTer
#It mUsT eNd in Praise
Okay na!!
Mtchhhhhhh.....next pls
The LGBT community is attaining new heights,to my dismay.
Whatever mehn!
Nawa
That vuvuzela P guy
Total madness.
#TeamBlessed#
Bastards. U cried when they gave u certificate/gay freedom. May God have mercy on u people. Possessed idiots
Well, i guess congrats is the word then.
Their cup of coffee.
~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA
good to know. The certificate doesn't guarantee total acceptance.
Centipede
HahahahaHahaha supported like yestrday I tire waiting 4 comments 4 me to read,but anyway I dn't wanna tie u down 4rm enjoying ur wkend,so aunty lili u jst hav to introduce bae 4 us lolz.
Nwanne idi Ezigbo jobless. Inwero aka oru...come Malay com follow guys huslte .u dey here every time dey make niose .
GOOD TO SEE
AUNTY LINDA.....
Desert gay/Lesbos just get me thinking of how much money I would make in conducting deliverance services for them.......mtchwww bloody retards
So dem go dey suck each oda pussy....rubbish
Dis is well noted
I support the self made chairlady
Dis is well noted
I support the self made chairlady
Lololololo laffn in igbo
Oh Lord come fast, The world you created is changing at the high rate of 1 kilometers per second.
Imana ndi jobless makana ginwa dikwa jobless na agu my comments. Ahahaha! What a name! Onitsha brought up! Biko jee danye na river Niger .ezi awada!
Hahahahah fool . Aloba m I no dey awada. Ji si ike na akpari onwe gi here.
Any okija guy here I dey come back dis xmas oooo !!
And you are??
I ve finally falln inlove with moses...
As for onitsha brought up, malay no be country oooo!! U no dey shame
Does it mean these one, will not bring cute children to this world? Humm be ready to answer God o. I am for gay marriage at all.
Nwa onitsha idi too much...this girl abi boy is full of hatred and jobless ma basi..
No worry same first same sex hell fire SPOT them go get when time reach. Linda tink am na
Same sex marriage everywhere...uwa mmebi
Onits brother up u jus wan willy to notice u n libers to notice u can write Igbo too right? Wat a strategy! Willy my lovely Igbo sis don't mind dis fool. He's new here and wans to be seen. Okay seen u bye
We are getting closer to the sound of the trumpet. Im sure the angels are test running the trumpets now. #endtime#
Congrats!
Same sex marriage. Tomorrow it might be same animal marriage (are we not 'higher animals?).
I am not surprised. But then I am surprised to know that you are all surprised.
Amend your ways and prepare for the time is ticking like a patient at the edge of a chronic BP.
Linda no be firewood nah
Malaysia no be obodo oyibo nah, why the noise? People travel there without visa nah
Na dem sabi....
Unu gbadokwa anya,
Smiling in igbo
When mere mortals reject God Almighty and still foolishly think we're something worthy without Him whereas clear manifestations of depraved minds set in amongst such men and women *no male cockroach will ever climb another male cockroach sef vice versa the female ones*
God is not happy about this
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