Tokyo court upholds same-sex marriage ban; Observing that not getting legal protection is a violation of human rights

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Tokyo court upholds same-sex marriage ban; Observing that not getting legal protection is a violation of human rights

Tokyo: A court in the Japanese capital Tokyo has upheld the ban on same-sex marriages. The court issued its verdict on Wednesday.

The court also observed that the ban on same-sex marriages was constitutional.

Meanwhile, the Tokyo District Court observed that the lack of legal protection for gay families and the absence of such legal systems constituted a violation of human rights.

After the verdict was announced, many people gathered outside the court in protest. Many responded that the court verdict is simultaneously disappointing and hopeful.

” This is hard to accept. Both heterosexual and same-sex couples should be able to benefit equally from the marriage system as everyone is equal under the law.

But this court ruling makes it clear that is not possible,” said Gon Matsunaka, head of the activist group Marriage for All Japan.

He added that the court’s recognition that same-sex families do not have legal protection is a big step forward.

There has been no response from Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government on whether to review the court ruling or suggest changes. But many senior members of the ruling party are reportedly in favor of same-sex marriage.

Earlier, a court in Sapporo, Japan, ruled in March 2021 that the ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. But overturning this ruling, the court in Osaka upheld the ban on same-sex marriages.

The Osaka court held that the ban on same-sex marriage was not unconstitutional. The judgment of the Osaka court was released in June last year.

The Osaka District Court’s ruling was based on a petition filed by three same-sex couples. The couple said they could not marry because same-sex marriage is unconstitutional in the country, and demanded 1 million Japanese yen ($7,414) in compensation.

But the court rejected this request.

The Japanese constitution defines marriage as “the consensual act of two people of different sexual identities.”

Japan is the only G7 country where same-sex marriage is illegal. But various opinion polls indicate that there is increasing public support for same-sex marriages in the country.

Japanese law does not allow same-sex couples to marry or transfer property to each other.

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