I consider myself an LGBTQ+ ally. But I wasn’t prepared for the shock and confusion I’d feel when the person I thought I’d spend my life with told me their secret...
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Tuesday began accepting applications from sexual minorities to have their partnerships publicly recognized, ahead of the program's launch on (the 1st of November)...
...Japan does not legally recognize same-sex marriage, but couples who obtain a certificate under the system will be able to apply for municipal housing and be briefed on their partner's medical condition at municipal hospitals...
...Nine prefectures have already introduced some form of partnership system in the country. They are Aomori, Akita, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Mie, Osaka, Fukuoka and Saga.
Japan was among the worst performing countries within the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in terms of the implementation of laws concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people, according to a recent OECD report...
A Thai celebrity media tycoon - who is a transgender woman - has bought the company that runs the Miss Universe beauty pageants for $20m (£17.1m)...
...Ms Jakrajutatip's purchase came as the Miss Universe pageant has moved towards being more inclusive.
From next year, organisers have said that married women and mothers will be allowed to compete for the title.
The competition was previously only open to women who had never been married, and had no children.
The pageant has been held annually for 71 years and is broadcast in more than 160 countries.
Oliver Laughland travels to Walt Disney World, Florida, to see how a law restricting the teaching of LGBTQ+ issues is affecting voters in the run-up to the midterm elections
Republicans extended their majority in the state in 2020, and with far-right Governor Ron DeSantis up for re-election, will his divisive culture wars help him win a second term?
I heard this on the BBC news yesterday. How was he pressured?View attachment 10387
This bites. Supposedly fans pressured him to outing himself. He's young, he's experimenting. He's also an actor. Jerks.
"...Nearly half of LGBTQ teenagers in Japan considered suicide in the past year at 48 percent, 3.8 times higher than the overall figure for their age group, results from a recent survey showed.
The survey, conducted by ReBit, a nonprofit organization that supports LGBTQ youth, also showed 14 percent of teenagers surveyed had attempted to take their own lives...
This is simply who you are.why am i like this lmao