msquebanh, 23 days ago #Canada said it granted #RefugeeStatus to two #Japanese #women last September due to widespread #discrimination they faced in #Japan as #lesbians. Ottawa also cited the lack of legal marriage in Japan for same-sex couples as a reason to certify the couple as refugees, noting the couple was denied the benefits given under the Japanese system to those in opposite-sex marriages. https://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/15271758 #AsianMastodon #AsianLGBTQ #HumanRights
#Canada said it granted #RefugeeStatus to two #Japanese #women last September due to widespread #discrimination they faced in #Japan as #lesbians.
Ottawa also cited the lack of legal marriage in Japan for same-sex couples as a reason to certify the couple as refugees, noting the couple was denied the benefits given under the Japanese system to those in opposite-sex marriages.
https://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/15271758
#AsianMastodon #AsianLGBTQ #HumanRights
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