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▼ Tokyo Set To Issue Same-Sex Partnership Certificates
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The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is set to begin issuing partnership certificates to same-sex couples in November.
The Tokyo assembly approved the related ordinance on Wednesday that is aimed at promoting a more inclusive society where certificate holders can receive better services.
Members of an advocacy group held a news conference.
Moda Mamiko, who is raising a child with her partner, said she hopes the new system will help to change society.
A specially appointed professor at Waseda University Robert Campbell, who is openly gay, expressed hope that the partnership certificates be a driving force in helping more people to understand sexual minorities.
Officials will start accepting applications from October 11.
The Tokyo assembly approved the related ordinance on Wednesday that is aimed at promoting a more inclusive society where certificate holders can receive better services.
Members of an advocacy group held a news conference.
Moda Mamiko, who is raising a child with her partner, said she hopes the new system will help to change society.
A specially appointed professor at Waseda University Robert Campbell, who is openly gay, expressed hope that the partnership certificates be a driving force in helping more people to understand sexual minorities.
Officials will start accepting applications from October 11.
- June 16, 2022
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