The Japan Times5h ago
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
Show threadHannah GraceMar 14

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
Advocate.comFeb 19

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

The Japan TimesFeb 18
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
Victoria Stuart πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈFeb 17

#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

πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ #TransLivesMatter #TLM #BTLM

Metro – Metro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from MetroFeb 14

We went through IVF at 19 – even doctors judged us

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/02/14/went-ivf-19-even-doctors-judged-us-26834861/

Market Designer BotFeb 13
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)

Show threadWilliam Lindsey Feb 6

"Just last week, a coalition of 47 conservative anti-LGBTQ+ organizations banded together to launch the Greater Than Campaign. Its express goal is to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges."

~ Todd Beeton

#Trump #Epstein #WhiteChristianNationalism #WhiteEvangelicals #authoritarianism #SameSexMarriage #Obergefell
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https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/greater-than-obergefell-gay-marriage

Greater Than Campaign Seeks To Overturn Obergefell V. Hodges

The anti-LGBTQ β€œGreater Than” campaign is leveraging children to attack the rights of same-sex married couples

The Big Picture
Show threadWilliam Lindsey Feb 6

(continued from /18)

"because they're already primed to see that when their leaders have scandal to touch not God's anointed, to believe in forgiveness, to not trust the media narrative, right? Don't trust the reporters. Trust what we're telling you from the stage."

#Trump #Epstein #WhiteChristianNationalism #WhiteEvangelicals #authoritarianism #SameSexMarriage #Obergefell
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Show threadWilliam Lindsey Feb 6

"There is a trail of leaders who have credible allegations or convictions of SA-ing children or protecting men who do, and they're still hailed. as faithful gospel preachers. ...So the reason why so many of these people just don't give a crap about what's happening in the Epstein files" (continued in /19)

#Trump #Epstein #WhiteChristianNationalism #WhiteEvangelicals #authoritarianism #SameSexMarriage #Obergefell
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