Court of Japan decided on Monday (20/6) that its ban is not “unconstitutional” same-sex marriage in the country. This decision hits the LGBTQI + community in this unique Group of Seven country that does not allow same-sex people to get married.
Three same-sex couples have appealed to the Osaka District Court, the second such case to reach the country’s courts.
The courtnot only rejected their claim that the ban violates the Japanese constitution, but also their claim for compensation of about seven thousand euros.
The decision “shatters” the hopes of the activists to increase the pressure on the Japanese government to address the issue following a ruling by a Sapporo court in March 2021 that ruled that Japan’s failure to recognize same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
The Japanese Constitution, according to the Athens News Agency, states that marriage is based on “mutual consent of both sexes”, but the increase in popular support for same-sex marriage, as shown by opinion polls, and the Tokyo decision last week to recognize same-sex relationships had boosted the hopes of activists and lawyers in the Osaka case.
Source: News Beast
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