The Japanese government’s failure to pass a national nondiscrimination law to protect LGBT people before the Tokyo 2020 #Olympics and #Paralympics was a lost opportunity to advance the rights of everyone.
More here on #EqualityActJapan:https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/07/19/japan-prime-minister-should-back-lgbt-equality-act …
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FACT: The Olympic Charter expressly bans “discrimination of any kind” as a Fundamental Principle of Olympism.
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However, despite promises from Japan’s ruling conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) that they would pass the country’s first national LGBT law during the 2021 Diet session, the legislature failed to pass a law during the session, which ended in June.
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“LGBT people in Japan, including athletes, are entitled to equal protection under the law, but currently there are a very limited number of openly out professional athletes in the country, and many remain in the closet from fear and stigma,” said Yuri Igarashi,
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Not a single openly LGBT athlete will compete for the host country in
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“LGBT people in Japan face intense social pressure and fewer legal protections than other Japanese,” said
@kanaedoi,@hrw. “Prime Minister Suga should immediately commit to passing an LGBT equality act to make LGBT equality a part of Japan’s permanent Olympic legacy.”pic.twitter.com/ubTzgnpBKa
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Hundreds of thousands of Japanese citizens believe it is time for equal rights. Do you?
Take action now and tell Prime Minister Suga @sugawitter, you have the power to save this groundbreaking law & protect #LBGT rights.https://www.hrw.org/EqualityActJapan …
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