Tomoya Hosoda, who was elected in March to the Iruma City Council, making him the first transgender male politician in Japan, and one of just a handful worldwide.
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People need to be taught the reality of what it means to be LGBTQ. Broadening the understanding of the LGBTQ community will take us one step closer to equal rights.
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goldorak
I think workplace acceptance for lgbtq varies greatly among industries. Would say entertainment, arts, travel, hospitality, creative industries such as media, publishing, advertising and probably others, are quite inclusive these days.
Social acceptance at community, school, clubs (sports, music etc) or even family level on the other hand is still lacking, especially for young/not so young blokes. Mums/dads, sports clubs, schools etc are imo more accepting of female homosexuality, bisexuality or even young women questioning their sexuality (and I think it's valid for both japan and the west) than they are with men's.
Blacklabel
No actually, I dont need to be taught anything. That's what you do in your life and good luck with it.
thepersoniamnow
If you can't even treat your mixed blood Japanese with respect, how are you gunna be able to respect anyone else?
nakanoguy01
i'm all for total equality for everyone. but the more letters you add to make a distinction for your group, the more you separate us all. there's only one label we all need and that is human. forget all these stupid labels and letters, ad lead your life the way you see fit.
Sincerely,
A Die-Hard HRC Voter
inkochi
In 'LBGTQ' what does the 'Q' stand for anyway? I would ask if it were about 'queens' or 'queers', or does it just mean question mark'? But I think the whole point is to avoid words like those.
More to the point is just to respect people as people, as you would hope they respect you.
This PC newspeak, like LBGTQ, is pretty useless if people do not know what or who they are talking about.