Tokyo begins issuing certificates for same-sex partnerships

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : Moda said the certificate recognizes only partnerships between adults and needs to cover children of same-sex couples.
49% : The certificates are not legally binding but allow same-sex partners to apply for public housing like married couples, give them access to medical data and allow them to be beneficiaries in auto and life insurance.
40% : TOKYO - Tokyo began issuing certificates recognizing same-sex couples on Tuesday, becoming the largest municipality to do so in a country in which same-sex marriage is not allowed.
38% : Campaigns for equal rights for sexual minorities, including same-sex marriage, have faced resistance from conservatives in Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's governing party, which opposes more inclusivity for sexual minorities and calls such relationships "unproductive." Satoko Nagamura and Mamiko Moda, a same-sex couple, are raising their 11-year-old son, Ittan, who was given birth by Nagamura via sperm donation.
36% : Same-sex couples are often barred from jointly renting apartments, visiting each other in the hospital and other services available to married couples.

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