“I expect my office to be very active in protecting LGBTQ rights which is what we’ve done since literally the minute I took office”
Pelosi suggested such legislation in a “Dear Colleague” letter on Monday to fellow members of the House Democratic caucus
Marriage was defined as being only between opposite genders and not enough debate on same-sex marriage had taken place in Japanese society
“Clela was so far ahead of the country on this issue that it took the United States Supreme Court 40 years to catch up”
LGBTQ+ activists in the country called on the government to extend adoption equality to all same-sex couples
The statutes have never caught up to court decisions [...] it’s important that we take this step & ensure that our law enshrines these rights
The Sapporo court sided with the plaintiffs & found government’s failure to recognize the marriages of same-sex couples is “unconstitutional
