LGBT

Japan Ban On Same Sex Marriage Ruling Upheld In Tokyo Court

November 28, 2025 4:11 am

A high court in Tokyo has upheld Japan’s current ban on same sex marriage, ruling on Friday that the law does not breach the constitution. The decision runs counter to several earlier rulings across the country that had raised hopes among campaigners for full marriage rights.

The outcome is significant because Japan remains the only G7 nation without legal marriage for same sex couples. Supporters had expected Tokyo to come into line with other courts that found the ban incompatible with equality guarantees.

The panel of judges, led by Ayumi Higashi, said the matter should be considered in parliament first, …

UN Appeals For Release Of Ghana LGBT Activists

June 5, 2021 5:54 am

Human rights experts in the United Nations have called for the release of 21 lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and gender-diverse (LGBT+) activists who were detained last month.

Africa Daily News, New York understands that the LGBT+ rights defenders were arrested two weeks ago while attending a conference in south-eastern Ghana and were detained on charges of unlawful assembly.

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On Friday, the UN human rights experts in a statement expressed ‘deep’ concern and condemned the arrests and detention which they said were based on discriminatory grounds including sexual orientation.

‘All evidence available …

Canada Introduces Bill To Ban Gay ‘Conversion Therapy’

March 10, 2020 5:50 pm

The Canadian government on Monday announced a bill to ban so-called “conversion therapy,” which tries to change the sexual orientation of young LGBT people.

The bill would create five new offenses in the Canadian criminal code, including prohibiting subjecting a minor to the practice, either in Canada or abroad.

An adult would also not be able to undergo conversion therapy against his or her will, and no one would be allowed to profit from or advertise it.

If the bill passes, Canada’s laws on conversion therapy would become some of the “most progressive and comprehensive in the world,” David Lametti, …