Japan's top court is expected to issue a unified ruling as early as next year on whether law provisions that do not allow same-sex marriage are constitutional. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/26/japan/crime-legal/court-same-sex-marriage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #samesexmarriage #supremecourt #japanesecourts #constitution #lgbtq
Japan top court to issue unified ruling on same-sex marriage

The Grand Bench, consisting of the Supreme Court's 15 justices, is expected to give its ruling as early as next year.

The Japan Times

The European Court of Justice @Curia actually has a history of advancing #LGBT rights
See also Coman and others vs Romania, which established recognition of same sex marriages in the context of freedom of movement
https://www.ilga-europe.org/case-law/coman-and-others-v-romania/

#LGBTIQ #EU #SameSexMarriage

Coman and Others v Romania

Recognition of same-sex marriages in the context of freedom of movement in the EU through the prism of implementation of CJEU’s Coman judgment.

ILGA-Europe | Safety, equality and freedom for LGBTI people in Europe & Central Asia

Tennessee bill lets businesses and people refuse to recognize same-sex marriages

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/tennessee-undermine-marriage-equality

A decade since Tokyo's Shibuya and Setagaya wards introduced Japan's first "partnership system" offering public recognition to LGBTQ+ and other sexual-minority couples, the system has spread across the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/18/japan/society/same-sex-marriages/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #samesexmarriage #shibuya #setagaya #tokyo #localgovernment #akashi
A decade on, Japan steadily warms to same-sex partners

As lawsuits seeking the recognition of same-sex marriage proceed in courts nationwide, municipalities and others continue to explore how best to protect individual rights.

The Japan Times

#transgenocide "You Outlaw It." Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts Intends To Outlaw ALL Trans Adult Care
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/you-outlaw-it-heritage-foundation

We're talking trans adults here: stripping the right to self-identity, self-determination, right to exist.

Make no mistake: we're the first. #Christofascism #ConscientiousObjection #billionaires #ChristianRight #misogyny #WomensRights #ReproductiveRights #SameSexRights #SameSexMarriage #HistoricalRvisionism #antiLGBTQ

🏳️‍⚧️ #TransLivesMatter #TLM #BTLM

Trump Administration Removes Pride Flag From Stonewall National Monument (but the Stonewall Inn is still in private hands) #EconTwitter #controversialmarkets #repugnance #samesexmarriage
http://marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2026/02/trump-administration-removes-pride-flag.html
Trump Administration Removes Pride Flag From Stonewall National Monument (but the Stonewall Inn is still in private hands)