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Read MoreJapan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has released an apology for his former aide’s homophobic comments. On 4 February, the economy and trade official Masayoshi Arai was fired from his secretary position after he was heard making disparaging remarks about LGBTQ+ couples. According to Reuters, Arai claimed that people would leave Japan if the country legalised same-sex marriage. He also said that he wouldn’t live next to LGBTQ+ couples. “His comments are outrageous and completely incompatible with the administration’s policies,” Kishida said before announcing his aide’s termination. In response to the backlash…
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Read MoreBoris Johnson allegedly sent a letter to anti-trans pressure group, the LGB Alliance, congratulating it on its “incredible hard work”. On 21 October, the group will hold its first annual conference in a prestigious government-owned hall. The Alliance, which is technically a registered charity, has continuously used its platform to “assert the rights of lesbians, bisexuals and gay men to define themselves as same-sex attracted” – all the while excluding trans individuals. It now alleges that representatives of the Prime Minister sent a letter praising the group in response to…
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