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Title: Pride vs. prejudice
Post by: LostInTime on August 07, 2007, 07:34:10 AM
Post by: LostInTime on August 07, 2007, 07:34:10 AM
The Japan Times (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20070807a1.html)
By JAMIE FINDLAY
Special to The Japan Times
On the one hand, Japan has a large lesbian and gay community, and it's becoming more visible. Two years ago, Osaka Prefectural Assembly member Kanako Otsuki came out as a lesbian and has since married her partner (though the marriage is not legally recognized). And Setagaya Ward's Aya Kamikawa has become the country's first transsexual politician.
By JAMIE FINDLAY
Special to The Japan Times
On the one hand, Japan has a large lesbian and gay community, and it's becoming more visible. Two years ago, Osaka Prefectural Assembly member Kanako Otsuki came out as a lesbian and has since married her partner (though the marriage is not legally recognized). And Setagaya Ward's Aya Kamikawa has become the country's first transsexual politician.