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Gay couples in Japan filed Valentine's Day lawsuits demanding marriage equality

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    it's difficult to tell what will come of this. japan hasn't had the best overtures toward LGBT+ rights recently, and it seems unlikely the court will rule favorably to marriage equality here, but...

    it's difficult to tell what will come of this. japan hasn't had the best overtures toward LGBT+ rights recently, and it seems unlikely the court will rule favorably to marriage equality here, but among the general population there seems to be fairly large support for the idea of marriage equality:

    But while the law and many lawmakers lag behind, public acceptance of sexual diversity and same-sex marriage has grown in Japan. According to an October, 2018 survey by the advertising agency Dentsu, more than 70 percent of the 6,229 respondents aged 20-59 said they support legalizing same-sex marriage.

    will be interesting to see how it develops.

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