{"id":27443,"date":"2015-11-05T06:21:41","date_gmt":"2015-11-05T11:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/tokyo-issues-japans-first-same-sex-marriage-certificate\/"},"modified":"2015-11-05T06:21:41","modified_gmt":"2015-11-05T11:21:41","slug":"tokyo-issues-japans-first-same-sex-marriage-certificate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/tokyo-issues-japans-first-same-sex-marriage-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"Tokyo Issues Japan\u2019s First Same-Sex Marriage Certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Tokyo Issues Japan\u2019s First Same-Sex Marriage Certificate<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Holding rainbow fans and grinning from ear to ear, a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">couple<\/a> in Japan was photographed on Thursday with a very special document clutched in their hands: a marriage certificate officially recognizing their same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> union.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>According to CNN, it&rsquo;s <a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2015\/11\/05\/asia\/ripley-same-sex-union-certificate-japan\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">the first of its kind in Japan<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Koyuki Higashi, 30, and Hiroko Masuhara, 37, were married in Tokyo&rsquo;s Shibuya ward on Thursday morning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am exhilarated that the city I am living has recognized my partner as my family,&#8221; said Masuhara, per Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>Shibuya&rsquo;s legislators voted in March to grant marriage certificates to LGBT <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">couples<\/a>, making the ward the first in Japan to recognize same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> unions. Setagaya, another of Tokyo&#8217;s 23 wards, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2015\/07\/30\/national\/another-ward-in-tokyo-to-recognize-same-sex-couples\/#.Vjsjgq4rJp8\" target=\"_blank\">voted to do the same<\/a> a few months later. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The local ordinances recommend that same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">couples<\/a> be granted equal rights, including hospital visitations and apartment rentals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>At the time of Shibuya&#8217;s vote, Toshitake Kuwahara, the ward&#8217;s then-mayor, said that young &#8220;sexual minorities&#8221; were living in fear and struggling with self-doubt in Japan.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is the reality,&#8221; the former mayor said, per The Associated Press. &#8220;The purpose is to realize a society <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/huff-wires\/20150331\/as--japan-same-sex-marriage\/?utm_hp_ref=world&amp;ir=world\" target=\"_blank\">where everyone can live in hope<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Although LGBT activists praised Shibuya and Setagaya&#8217;s move to recognize same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> unions, they noted the ordinances&#8217; many limitations.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>For one thing, they only apply to the two wards in question, and are not legally binding. As such, organizations can flout the recommendations if they so choose.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Still, activists insist this is an important step forward for Japan, a country where LGBT issues remain taboo. As CNN notes, despite &#8220;recognition and protection from some local governments, Japan still has no national laws protecting LGBT people from discrimination. Coming out can mean getting fired, evicted or denied healthcare.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I hope that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/news\/lifestyle\/tokyo-issues-japan-s-firs\/2240364.html\" target=\"_blank\">this will be a step forward not only for Tokyo but for the whole of Japan<\/a> to become a more comfortable place to <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">live<\/a> in, because there are LGBTs nationwide,&#8221; said Higashi, per Reuters.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The wire service says Setagaya and Shibuya both began issuing marriage certificates to same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">couples<\/a> on Thursday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2015\/11\/05\/asia\/ripley-same-sex-union-certificate-japan\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">I&#8217;m so happy<\/a>,&#8221; Higashi said, her new wife by her side. &#8220;When they gave us the certificate, I cried. Our friends cried.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Across Asia, LGBT rights are limited &#8212; or in many cases, non-existent. 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