The ruling bucks a trend set by courts around Japan that had raised hopes for marriage equality.
Come on Japan, what the fuck
Japan’s opposition to gay marriage is astounding. They specifically prevent transgender married people from changing their gender marker, specifically to prevent approved hetero marriages “turning” gay. This law was written in 20 (and originally also required trans folk to be sterilized for reasons I shudder to imagine).
The world is regressing so hard
The parts where we let the fascists live, yeah
laws are a human made concept and don’t mean anything if you simply ignore them. i hope Japan can move beyond this somehow in the future.
I agree, but so is marriage. If you want to be legally married, you have to participate in the reality of the law rather than simply ignoring it which is why this is such a problem.
I’m just shocked that there are still governments doing this sort of bigoted shit, it’s so disheartening!
oh definitley, i meant it as a reminder that we are the ones who make these decisions even if it feels out of reach. those who are allies in Japan shouldn’t feel defeated by this. keep the fight moving.
Looks like its being kicked up to the supreme court now. Good news is every other high court thst ruled on it was pro same sex marriage. Hopefully the supreme court follows the majority opinion there.
