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October 11, 2018

Tokyo’s ‘Olympic’ LGBT Non-Discrimination Law

Last week Tokyo’s municipal government passed a bill that prohibits discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.

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October 11, 2018 Commentary

Tokyo’s ‘Olympic’ LGBT Non-Discrimination Law

Kyle Knight
Researcher, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program

Published In: Asia Times
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October 19, 2018

UN inquiry needed for Khashoggi case; Southern Afghanistan's strongman killed before elections; crackdown on social media in Bangladesh; unconstitutional life imprisonment for juveniles in Washington; unlawful arrests of journalists in Myanmar; political pressures on Iran's environmentalists; and gender neutral passports in the Netherlands.