Today's TOKYO RAINBOW PRIDE?

[Taro Toporific]

TOKYO RAINBOW PRIDE 2013
...held on Sunday April 28th the parade celebrates the diversity of the LGBT community and raises awareness...more...

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Details...

[Marked Trail]

Better photos at...

The Japan Times / April 29, 2013
Gay pride march kicks off first 'Tokyo Rainbow Week'

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[Screwed-down Hairdo]

I'm pretty sure I'm a lesbian...

[Coligny]

1st dib'

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and also 2nd dib'

and 3rd dib'

(at least in mah dreamz)
(surprised they didn't arrest the photograph for disturbing the peace or muffdiving or something...)

[TennoChinko]

It's Japan. You may have taken dibs on a pair of new-halfus.

[Samurai_Jerk]

It's Japan. You may have taken dibs on a pair of new-halfus.

I'm pretty sure that's why he wants first dibs.

[Coligny]

It's Japan. You may have taken dibs on a pair of new-halfus.

You say dat' like if it wuz a bad thing...

[Coligny]

It's Japan. You may have taken dibs on a pair of new-halfus.

I'm pretty sure that's why he wants first dibs.

anything that moves... (and don't have claws)

[Marked Trail]

1st dib'
and also 2nd dib'
and 3rd dib

Here's 2012 dibs...


Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2012 by Tokyo Rainbow Pride, on Flickr


More photos of 東京レインボープライド2013 with Pikachu leading the parade...

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[Samurai_Jerk]

George Takei: Gay pride is emerging in Japan

Actor George Takei said he needed both courage and anger to come out as gay and to join the equal rights movement for sexual minorities in the U.S., and he hopes his Japanese counterparts will do the same to make their society more equal.

Takei said during a visit to Japan that he had noticed a movement beginning there, though the country of his ancestry has a long way to go. He said Japanese people need to fight for their own rights and they need to be a bit angry, too.

The “Star Trek” actor also known for his gay and civil rights activism, said he was encouraged to have met with Japanese activists for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights, and even some of their parents fighting for their children.

“They have to have courage to come out and share their lives honestly,” Takei said.

Once they get a ball rolling, more movement would follow, like a “ripple effect” that spreads, he said. “So I’m optimistic. I do think that Japan will be one of the nations that have equality and that too will serve as an example for other Asian nations.”

In a country where conformity is required, many sexual minorities still fear discrimination at work and bullying at schools — and many don’t come out. Around the Asia-Pacific region, only New Zealand has legalized same-sex marriage.

Takei, 77, is in Japan to attend embassy-organized events marking LGBT Pride Month in the U.S. He toasted gay rights Thursday at a reception hosted by U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy attended by about 160 people, including Japan’s first lady, Akie Abe.

[Mike Oxlong]

In Japan first, Tokyo district recognizes same-sex partnerships

[Samurai_Jerk]

Tokyo (sic) Issues Japan’s First Same-Sex Marriage Certificate

Holding rainbow fans and grinning from ear to ear, a couple in Japan was photographed on Thursday with a very special document clutched in their hands: a marriage certificate officially recognizing their same-sex union.

According to CNN, it’s the first of its kind in Japan.

Koyuki Higashi, 30, and Hiroko Masuhara, 37, were married in Tokyo’s Shibuya ward on Thursday morning.

"I am exhilarated that the city I am living has recognized my partner as my family," said Masuhara, per Reuters.

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[Coligny]

Oh yeah...

[chibaka]

1st dib'
and also 2nd dib'
and 3rd dib

Here's 2012 dibs...


Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2012 by Tokyo Rainbow Pride, on Flickr

I remember this pic, wondering if they are still munching the rug, or did sausage prevail...

[legion]

In the meantime the Grauniad seems to have a bee in their bonnet about chemsex.

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2015/nov/05/chemsex-how-dangerous-is-it

or should that be a bug up their ass?

[Coligny]

In the meantime the Grauniad seems to have a bee in their bonnet about chemsex.

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2015/nov/05/chemsex-how-dangerous-is-it

or should that be a bug up their ass?

Would explain Greji's absence...

[JAVGOD]

And I thought I had a good day today doing a quick photo shoot with a newhalf in a cyber cafe.

[matsuki]

I personally prefer old-fashioned halfs but whatever floats your boat.

[Samurai_Jerk]

Tokyo lawmaker says being gay is matter of ‘personal taste,’ does not merit taxpayer support

A member of the Suginami Municipal Assembly in Tokyo is drawing flak from the LGBT community for saying gay, lesbian and bisexual people refer to themselves so out of “personal taste” and thus are not worthy of support by municipal governments.

Suginami Ward Assemblywoman Yumi Kobayashi, 27, said during an assembly session Feb. 15 that such sexual minorities are “fundamentally different” from transgender people, “who are clearly disabled and should be legally protected.”

“‘Lesbian,’ ‘gay’ and ‘bisexual’ are terms denoting sexual orientation, and it’s not medically clear whether they are disabled or not,” Kobayashi said. “Is it really necessary for local governments to spend a lot of time and money on issues relating to sexual orientation — or personal taste?”

Kobayashi is an independent lawmaker who, according to her official website, fights against wasting public money and advocates the restoration of the ward’s fiscal health. Also during the assembly session, she voiced skepticism over recent moves by Tokyo’s Shibuya and Setagaya wards to recognize same-sex unions.

The measures “could be found in violation of Article 24 and 94 of the Constitution,” she said. Article 24 stipulates marriage as an equal partnership between two sexes, while Article 94 declares the right of municipal governments to manage their affairs and enact their own charters within national laws.

[kurogane]

Not much for what is probably her typical Japanese Fag Fear, but what sort of tax funded support would homosexuals merit? I mean as homosexuals, not as normal tax paying citizens with terrible colour preferences. I suppose there could be educational campaigns and such, but other than that???? But shame on her if she is making something up as a wedge issue to satisfy her own primitive bigotries.

[matsuki]

but what sort of tax funded support would homosexuals merit? I mean as homosexuals, not as normal tax paying citizens with terrible colour preferences.

My thoughts exactly.

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...but I'm more interested in how this very bangable 27yo got to that position

[wagyl]

By not being a lesbian, duh!

[Russell]

By not being a lesbian, duh!

Or pretending not being lesbian...

[Samurai_Jerk]

By not being a lesbian, duh!

Or pretending not being lesbian...

Man, an attractive successful self-hating lesbian sounds awesome. I'd love to help her explore sexuality by starting with a 3P.

[matsuki]

So you're saying she got the position by being willing to assume the position?

Not that it matters but they can't possibly be any worse than the current J-politicians and if they're that easy on the eyes, I say let Japanese women shine!!

[kurogane]

Interesting that her Ganbaru rabbit punch pose didn't turn you off..........

Anyways, I just saw pregnant Chinese lesbians at the Safeway. They suffered from the usual spatial retardation, but what a great country.

So, BOT: what sort of avenues are there for an outlay of public funds for homosexuals? I honestly can't think of any. If she's against a nice public education campaign that teaches that homos are people too, then fuck her, but if I have to hear anything more about special toilet needs for the BLTwC transified weebotards that constitue 0.04% of the general population I might just scream. Or yelp. Or cry. That's what the handicapped toilets are for.

[matsuki]

Interesting that her Ganbaru rabbit punch pose didn't turn you off..........

This one better?

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退職後、予備校講師として教鞭を執りながら、再び借金のない杉並区政を取り戻すべく政治活動中！
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That's what the handicapped toilets are for.

[wagyl]

Well, in her blog, she first lets us know that some of her best friends are transgender, and that they say that they haven't experienced discrimination. She says that her main concern is that by helping the minority, the minority becomes powerful and starts to attack the majority, and that where once transgender experienced no discrimination in this paradise of Japan (an essential assumption within her argument), you give rise to a situation where those queers become empowered and start to discriminate against the straights. This is not the kind of outcome she wants. She cites the trial in the US where a baker was sued for refusing to bake a wedding cake for a same sex couple as an example of such a bad outcome Since the court found the bakery was in the wrong, I suppose that is state sponsored discrimination in her eyes. She also links 22 and a half minutes of youtube of her speech in the assembly, out of focus and with poor sound quality, so I haven't bothered to delve deeper.

She does confirm her view that transgender in all cases is a disability, and sexual preference is in all cases a choice.

Her previous blog posts about the assembly meeting are mainly photos of the meals she cooked herself the next day.

[wagyl]

ハウスダンス。

[Coligny]

but what sort of tax funded support would homosexuals merit? I mean as homosexuals, not as normal tax paying citizens with terrible colour preferences.

My thoughts exactly.

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...but I'm more interested in how this very bangable 27yo got to that position

I'd hit that... from as far as technically possible...

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