Tokyo ward OKs ordinance on same-sex partnerships

Tokyo ward OKs ordinance on same-sex partnerships

People from the LGBT community -- lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender -- celebrate in front of the Shibuya Ward government office in Tokyo on March 31, 2015, after the ward assembly approved an ordinance enabling the ward to issue certificates recognizing same-sex partnerships as being equivalent to marriage, becoming the first municipality in Japan to do so. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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