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    Japan to roll out nationwide LGBTQIA+ education for the first time

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    1. Igiem on

      Heck yeah! Japan for the win! Happy to see progress being made on this front in the nation.

    2. Prestigious_Net_8356 on

      Perhaps this is how the Japanese government helps prepares the nation for sale sex marriage. Japan is the only country in the G7 that doesn’t recognize same-sex marriage. Things move slow in Japan… very slow.

    4. HumanBasis5742 on

      Here’s a crazy idea: why not lay down the foundation for zero discrimination and basic human right education first and let everything else fall into place?

    7. Educational_Suit_811 on

      Yep, who needs algebra or physics – gender studies much more important

    9. drinkintokyo on

      I wonder what this will actually change. I haven’t been a student in Japan for 20+ years but it was still very much “boys” and “girls” in my school. PE classes, cleaning duties, school trips, and perhaps most importantly, toilets, changing rooms, club activities were separate. Even in mixed gender sports clubs like kendo or badminton it was still rare to pair up for practice with the opposite gender. Obviously education itself is a step in the right direction, but I think there’s still a ton of logistics that would need to be sorted for real equality.

    10. LadySayoria on

      I am trans and I have been to Japan twice now. I remember one of my trips there, I saw a news segment talking about a trans boy on air, and it seemed heartfelt and sincere. I was not expecting it when I was there, but very happy to have seen it.

      Throughout my whole time being there, I’ve never really encountered any kinds of issues with me being trans. I didn’t draw attention to it. I just went about and did what I wanted to do. Everyone was cool with me. Sure, there could have been things said behind my back, but I think all was well. Had a good chat with a kakigori vendor. Went to lunch with my company’s Shinjuku branch at Zauo, who later took me back to the company office and we had a nice birthday party for one of the managers. Heck, one of the co-workers from that branch pretty much told me they were trans too, which was cool.

      I know every country has their problems but I had a great time, thanks to everyone I met and everyone who helped make those trips the wonderful experiences they were. I didn’t even go to Nichome to look for LGBT stuff. Just did what I planned and was treated nicely.

      That said, seeing more and more of ‘this’ makes me feel happy. As the world grows more and more hostile to us, it is just so relieving to see any positive news. =]