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26 Apr 2011

First openly gay candidate wins in Tokyo ward

Taiga Ishikawa has become the first openly gay politician in Japan to win an election. In an interview with the Japan Times published last month, he says he hopes to enact a partnership ordinance that would allow unmarried couples regardless of gender to have equal rights as married couples.

The Japan Times reported on April 26, 2001:

Openly gay candidate Taiga Ishikawa won a seat in the Toshima Ward Assembly in Tokyo in Sunday's election, marking a historic first.

Taiga Ishikawa. Photo: AFP

Before the 36-year-old writer and activist, no openly gay person had been elected to public office in Japan.

The Toshima race saw 53 candidates vie for 36 seats, according to the ward office.

"I hope this news will give a hope to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people who still feel isolated from the society," said Ishikawa. "I will do my best to make Toshima Ward more friendly to LGBT people, young people and foreigners."

Ishikawa, an advocate of LGBT rights and former secretary to Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima, published the book "Boku no Kareshi wa Doko ni Iru?" ("Where is My Boyfriend?") in 2002 under his real name. In 2004, he founded a nonprofit group that creates chances for LGBT people to make friends.

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In an interview with the Japan Times published last month, he said: "I know it's a big plan, but if elected, I hope I can enact a partnership ordinance" that would allow unmarried couples regardless of gender to have equal rights as married couples.

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讀者回應

回應#1於於2011-08-13 17:43被作者刪除。
2. 2011-04-27 00:59  
So happy to see one more successful case about a gay man, this time with ability to enact partnership ordinance one, even great.
3. 2011-04-27 02:18  
You go Mr Ishigawa!!! This is solid proof that we all must start somewhere, and Japan has paved the way for the rest of us in Asia ;-) So...what are WE Asians waiting for????
4. 2011-04-27 03:22  
*Ishikawa* sorry
5. 2011-04-27 09:37  
Cute boy Taiga Ishikawa
回應#6於於2011-04-29 12:19被作者刪除。
7. 2011-04-29 12:19  
石川さん. おめでとうございます. 頑張ってください. キス!
8. 2011-04-29 23:18  
Congratulations to both Mr Ishikawa for winning and the people of the Toshima ward for overcoming homophobia when it comes to politics.
9. 2011-04-30 03:52  
Congratulations Japan I love asian culture and i love the freedom in asian countrys, all the gay peopele we are wonderfull people in and out, if the world give us a chance we can do very good job for this world.
10. 2011-04-30 10:55  
the times sure are a changin...'a partnership ordinance' it's the same kind of relationship recognition I only support except I think his should include those in Plural relationships not just for monogamists not all humans are in monogamist arrangements, Homosexual & Polygamist relationships should have equal recognition and protection under civil law to monogamist heterosexualsl.. that said I think the so called 'gay marriage' push is limiting, exclusionary to others and continues another injustice
11. 2011-04-30 19:16  
Actually there was another gay guy named Ishizaka who won his election in the Tokyo ward where I live. He didn't run on a "gay" platform, which is fine with me. I'm glad there's 2 now!

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