law of highquality assignment for students who studied at Hanoi Law University. Bài tập lớn cho học sinh chuyên ngành Luật về LGBT Homosexuality has existed for a long time in history, culture and religion in every age of human society. Nowadays, there are an estimated 2.4 million LGBT adults (or more fully LGBTQ +) in global, accounting for 2.5% of the population. That means, for every 100 adults you meet, there are about 3 in the LGBT. However, there are still many countries in the world that have discriminated LGBT people and in Japan are no exception. Many young people think that Japan is a paradise for LGBT people because of images in comics or movies. But is the truth like that? Now, let’s take a look at “How LGBT people is discriminated in Japan and what is legal protection measures for LGBT people?”
HANOI LAW UNIVERSITY LAW OF HIGH QUALITY Question: How LGBT people is discriminated in Japan and what is legal protection measures for LGBT people? MINISTRY OF JUSTICE HANOI LAW UNIVERSITY TEAMWORK ASSIGNMENT SUBJECTS: QUESTION: NAME : CLASS : GROUP : Ha Noi, 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS I Introduction .3 II Body .3 Definition of LGBT How LGBT people is discriminated in Japan Legal protection measures for LGBT people in Japan 3.1 First steps to change prejudice against LGBT in Japan 3.2 Discrimination protections .6 III Conclusion .7 LIST OF REFERENCES I Introduction Homosexuality has existed for a long time in history, culture and religion in every age of human society Nowadays, there are an estimated 2.4 million LGBT adults (or more fully LGBTQ +) in global, accounting for 2.5% of the population That means, for every 100 adults you meet, there are about in the LGBT However, there are still many countries in the world that have discriminated LGBT people and in Japan are no exception Many young people think that Japan is a paradise for LGBT people because of images in comics or movies But is the truth like that? Now, let’s take a look at “How LGBT people is discriminated in Japan and what is legal protection measures for LGBT people?” II Body Definition of LGBT LGBT (or GLBT) is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender In use since the 1990s, the term is an adaptation of the initialism LGB, which was used to replace the term gay in reference to the LGBT community beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s.1 A lesbian woman is one who is attracted to Acronyms, Initialisms & Abbreviations Dictionary, Volume 1, Part Gale Research Co., 1985, ISBN 978-0-81030683-7 Factsheet five, Issues 32–36, Mike Gunderloy, 1989 women A gay man is one who is attracted to men A bisexual person is someone who is attracted to people of genders both the same and different to their own Transgender is a term used to describe someone who does not conform to society’s view of being a male or female, the sex which they were assigned at birth LGBT is the more commonly used term in the community; possibly because it is more user friendly! You may also hear the terms “Queer Community” or “Rainbow Community” used to describe LGBT people This initialism and the various terms are always evolving so don’t try to memorize the list The most important thing is to be respectful and use the terms that people prefer How LGBT people is discriminated in Japan Is Japan a country that accepts LGBT people? It is difficult to get an accurate answer but it can be seen that Japanese people (especially young people) are not too strict and prejudice against LGBT people Japan is a country with the majority of people following Shinto-Buddhism beliefs so it is not too strict with the issue of homosexuality Moreover, it is thought that, because Buddhism is a strictly prohibited environment for women, it has formed a homosexual culture.2 In addition, many Japanese not follow any religion so they are not bound by the rules of religion, so homosexual love is not taboo Current Japanese law does not recognize same-sex marriage, so same-sex relationships are not guaranteed the same rights as same-sex marriage Through the adoption permit regime, same-sex couples can get benefits close to those arising in the spousal relationship, so adoption can be viewed as an alternative measure The replacement for same-sex marriage Regarding public opinion, quite a few people discussed deeply about the rights of homosexual people, but also few people tended to discriminate against them However, there is also a part that laughs and makes fun of gay and transgender people; This is because their consciousness and understanding are too low Although the sight of gay couples walking on the street, the Japanese not Fackler, Martin (12 February 2015) "District in Tokyo Plans to Extend Rights of Gay Couples" The New York Times have much stigma or scrutiny but Japanese culture does not show excessive affection in public so whether it is gay or heterosexual couple it should be noted Although the sight of gay couples walking on the street, the Japanese not have much stigma or scrutiny but Japanese culture does not show excessive affection in public so whether it is gay or heterosexual couple it should be noted Tokyo Rainbow Pride is not the only pride march in Japan The first pride in Japan was held in 1994 and ever since there has always been at least one pride somewhere in the country every single year in Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto, Hokkaido, Fukuoka, Aichi and Okinawa Traditional male male romantic and sexual bonds found in feudal Japan have little to with today’s level of acceptance of queerness Western cultures and values imported during the Meiji era and the country’s rapid militarization coupled with policies about families and reproduction created a huge disconnect in sexual cultures and ideas about intimacy between before and after Meiji Because they see lots of gay men, trans women and effeminate men on TV everyday and some of them have been around for decades and some of them were new it’s to easy to assume that the med – the Japanese mass media have been quite LGBT friendly for decades But the same is simply not true for lesbian women One example is Naomi Sagara, she was a very popular award-winning singer but as soon as she got outed as lesbian The showbiz industry kicked her out permanently.3 Legal protection measures for LGBT people in Japan 3.1 First steps to change prejudice against LGBT in Japan Fukuoka, a city in southwestern Japan, has recognized the LGBT community, breaking the long-held prejudice against the community Fukuoka Snow, Nancy (30 September 2017) "Japan's race for the LGBT gold in Asia" Japan Today Retrieved 16 October 2017 became the seventh autonomous city in Japan to issue LGBT community recognition rights after Tokyo's Shibuya district did the same in 2015 The Tokyo Rainbow Pride parade, which takes place every year in the center of Shibuya, is a testament to the Japanese opening their arms to the LGBT community in Japan in particular and in the world in general This annual event attracts thousands of participants Japanese people are gradually aware of the existence and significance of the LGBT community, despite prejudices and the "silent" to society But art has always been a "home ground" for this group of people to open up The frequency of homosexual images appearing on anime, books, movies even in music is not a small number So that, from music to politics, the views of the Japanese people are also more open 3.2 Discrimination protections Article 24 of the Japanese Constitution states that "Marriage is based only on the consent of both genders and it will be maintained through mutual cooperation with the equal rights of husband and wife as the basis" Therefore, articles 731 to 737 of the Japanese Civil Code restrict marriage to heterosexual couples Homosexual couples cannot marry and same-sex couples are not granted the right to marry In addition, same-sex marriage performed abroad is not legally recognized in Japan and same-sex couples cannot obtain a visa for foreign partners based on their relationship In March 2009, Japan began allowing Japanese citizens to marry same-sex partners in countries where same-sex marriage is legal As of 2019, sexual orientation or gender identity is not protected by national civil rights laws, which means that LGBT Japanese have few legal recourses when they face such discrimination in such areas as employment, education, housing, health care and banking According to a Dentsu Diversity Lab survey, more than 65% of questioned LGBT people said they had not come out to anyone at work or home In 2013, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka became the first Japanese government area to pass a resolution officiating support for LGBT inclusion, including mandating LGBT sensitivity training for ward staff In October 2018, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government passed a law prohibiting all discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity The law, scheduled to take effect in April 2019, also commits the Government to raise awareness of LGBT people and "conduct measures needed to make sure human rights values are rooted in all corners of the city" The law outlaws expressing hateful rhetoric in public Prior to this, the wards of Shibuya and Setagaya had already passed explicit protections for LGBT people In December 2018, four political parties, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the Democratic Party for the People, the Japanese Communist Party, and the Liberal Party along with the support of several independents, introduced to the House of Representatives a bill entitled the Proposed Law on the Promotion of the Elimination of Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity to prohibit discrimination, harassment and bullying at schools on the basis of sexual orientation In March 2019, legislation banning discrimination against "sexual minorities" was passed in Ibaraki Prefecture III Conclusion One thing Japan and the LGBT community have in common are relatively high suicide rates, and the sooner LGBT people are accepted worldwide, the sooner those rates can begin declining It is important for everyone to recognize that there is a serious problem that is close at hand and touches the daily lives In the future, the government will also set up counseling centers dedicated to the continental community to make it easier to support the LGBT It is also a new development step of Japan and the LGBT in the world in particular LIST OF REFERENCES Acronyms, Initialisms & Abbreviations Dictionary, Volume 1, Part Gale Research Co., 1985, ISBN 978-0-8103-0683-7 Factsheet five, Issues 32–36, Mike Gunderloy, 1989 Fackler, Martin (12 February 2015) "District in Tokyo Plans to Extend Rights of Gay Couples" The New York Times Snow, Nancy (30 September 2017) "Japan's race for the LGBT gold in Asia" Japan Today Retrieved 16 October 2017 https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/japan-demand- equality-for-lgbt-people/ https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/04/19/national/socialissues/concerns-rise-japan-growing-number-lgbt-people-publiclyouted/#.XX_95igzbIX