Japanese court says government's policy against same-sex marriage...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : "It's a major step toward achieving marriage equality," he said.
55% : Kishida has said he will listen to various views and watch court decisions on same-sex marriage.
54% : Supporters cheered outside the court, waving rainbow flags and holding signs saying, "Another step toward marriage equality."
51% :Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said that allowing same-sex marriage would change Japanese society and values and requires careful consideration.
49% : Osaka District Court said in June 2022 that marriage under the constitution is only for female-male unions and that the same-sex marriage ban is valid.
48% : Five lawsuits have been filed across the country since 2019 on marriage equality.
45% : Support for LGBTQ+ people in Japan has grown slowly, but recent surveys show a majority of Japanese back legalizing same-sex marriage.
44% : Japan is the only member of the Group of Seven industrialized countries that does not recognize same-sex marriage or provide other equal rights protections for LGBTQ+ people.
41% :LGBTQ+ activists and their supporters have increased their efforts to achieve an anti-discrimination law since a former Kishida aide said in February that he wouldn´t want to live next to LGBTQ+ people and that citizens would flee Japan if same-sex marriage were allowed.
37% : The ruling is the second that found that the government´s denial of same-sex marriage violates the constitution, while two other decisions did not.
36% : In his ruling, Judge Osamu Nishimura said the current system that excludes same-sex couples with no legal protection for their relationship is unconstitutional and there is no room for government discretion, Kyodo News reported.
32% : The Japanese court on Tuesday found the government policy of not allowing same-sex marriage unconstitutional, a closely-watched ruling that could give a push toward achieving marriage equality in a country that still resists anti-discrimination law for LGBTQ+ rights.
30% :Asato Yamada, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, said the court's ruling said clearly that not allowing same-sex marriage violates the guarantee of equal rights under Article 14 of the constitution, and that Article 24 provides freedom to marry by not specifying a prohibition on same-sex marriage.
28% : A Japanese court ruled Tuesday that the government's policy against same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, in a closely watched decision that supporters say is a step toward marriage equality.
23% : A March 2021 ruling in Sapporo said the government's rejection of same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, while Tokyo District Court ruled in November 2022 that it is not clearly unconstitutional, but the government lacks a rationale to justify the absence of legal protections for same-sex couples.

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