The ruling is significant as it's the first time Japan's high court has ruled on a case regarding LGBTQ employees in the workplace
The judge said more people have become supportive of recognizing same-sex marriage, & the reasoning behind excluding it is becoming "shaky"
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield chaired Monday meeting
Activists from Colombia, Afghanistan expected to speak at March 20 gathering
An openly gay member of the House of Councilors, Taiga Ishikawa, said the situation was “beyond one’s patience”
"I feel hopeful, particularly about the younger generation, which seems to have a deeper understanding of what diverse culture looks like"
"I hope there will be legislative debate about this," said plaintiff Shizuka Oe. "We will keep making efforts"
Indian model Sushant Divgikar has 1.8 million Instagram followers
Marriage was defined as being only between opposite genders and not enough debate on same-sex marriage had taken place in Japanese society
WHO on May 17, 1990, declassified homosexuality as mental disorder
