Lower house of Japan's parliament passes bill to promote LGBTQ+ awareness, but not guarantee rights

TOKYO (AP) β€” The powerful lower house of Japan's parliament on Tuesday passed a bill to promote understanding of LGBTQ+ issues amid protests by activists that last-minute revisions by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s conservative party favored opponents of sexual equality instead of guaranteeing equal rights.

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Japanese lower house passes LGBTQ understanding bill - UPI.com

Japan's lower house on Tuesday passed a bill that promotes understanding of the LGBTQ community in the country, meaning it could be enacted by next week.

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