Tokyo same-sex partnership plans highlight road ahead for LGBTQ rights
If proposals go ahead, more than half the country could be covered by agreements providing for some form of inclusive relationship certification.
Tiny European states play catch up on LGBT equality
When Switzerland became one of the last Western European nations to legalize same-sex marriage last year, it made waves next door in the tiny Alpine country of Liechtenstein.
Transgender woman referred to prosecutors for using women's washroom in Osaka
Osaka police say they were contacted after a woman complained that she could not use the women's restroom because "a man wearing women's clothes was using it," causing her "fear."
Activities said allowing a married gay man to adopt his husband's non-biological child offered hope, but they called for the government to grant adoption equality to all same-sex couples.
Nearly all Japan's school boards scrap gender field on applications
The decision to longer require students to specify their gender comes amid growing awareness of transgender and nonbinary individuals in Japan.
Two Japanese LGBTQ rights activists of different faiths find common ground
Homophobia in a country that has yet to legalize gay marriage has not stopped two Tokyo-based religious leaders from doing what they are called to do.
Chile legalized gay civil unions in 2015, and its congress on Tuesday passed a bill legalizing full-blown same-sex marriage.
Tokyo to introduce a same-sex partner system
Gov. Yuriko Koike has said the capital plans to put the policy into effect by March 2023.
Transgender people waiting years for gender health care as demand surges
Defenders of systems that require transgender people to wait claim it reduces later regrets, but many transgender advocates criticize it as "gatekeeping."
Same-sex couple fights for right to marry in India
If the couple win their case, India would become the second place in Asia after Taiwan in 2019 to recognize gay marriage.
Experts claim that companies in rural areas must create a welcoming environment for sexual minorities in order to attract new hires.
