marriage equality
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Tokyo same-sex partnership plans highlight road ahead for LGBTQ rights
January 20, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
TOKYO — Many welcomed Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike’s recent announcement that a same-sex partnership system would be introduced for all of Tokyo in fiscal 2022. But some LGBTQ activists have […] READ MORE
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Japan court says same-sex marriage should be allowed
March 18, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
TOKYO — A Japanese court for the first time ruled March 17 that same-sex marriage should be allowed under the country’s constitution, a moral victory that does not have any […] READ MORE
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The Great Unknown and the Unknown Great: The origins of the JACL’s advocacy for gay and lesbian rights
June 18, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
This year marks the 14th year that I have commemorated LGBT History Month with a reflection on the important but oft-unremarked presence of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people […] READ MORE
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THE GREAT UNKNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN GREAT: The JACL’s historic support for marriage equality
June 23, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
Ever since I have been writing my Nichi Bei column “The Great Unknown and the Unknown Great” in 2007, I have devoted an annual column to studying the history of […] READ MORE
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Panel discusses issues beyond marriage equality for LGBTQ people
March 3, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
Editor’s Note: Tomo Hirai is a member of Tadaima: A Japanese American Gathering of LGBTQQ and Allies’ (volunteer) organizing committee. A panel presentation on the current issues lesbian, gay, bisexual, […] READ MORE
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‘Living in the Shadows of Exclusion’: LGBT Asian America
August 20, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
History may forget Asian Americans who are part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer spectrum, according to one historian involved in the LGBT movement. “History isn’t kind to […] READ MORE
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California same-sex couples anxiously await Supreme Court decision
December 6, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
When Tran Le and Terrenz Vong marched in the Los Angeles Gay Pride Parade, their photo appeared on the second page of the Sing Tao Daily. The couple said their […] READ MORE
