Japanese court rules gay marriage ban is unconstitutional
by Justin McCurry in Tokyo and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#5FEGK)
LGBT activists celebrate as landmark decision boosts campaign to legalise same-sex unions
A court has given hope to the campaign to legalise gay marriage in Japan after it ruled that not allowing same-sex couples to wed is unconstitutional.
Japan is the only G7 nation not to fully recognise same-sex partnerships, while its constitution defines marriage as being based on the mutual consent of both sexes".
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