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Tokyo High Court rules not allowing same-sex marriage unconstitutional (www3.nhk.or.jp)

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The Tokyo High Court ruled on Wednesday that Japanese laws that do not recognize same-sex marriages violate the country's Constitution. This is the second time a high court in the country has handed down such a decision.

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[-] ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.world 31 points 4 days ago

double-negatives in the headline means a positive article.

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 16 points 4 days ago

The plaintiffs appealed the ruling.

…because they’re petty, joyless assholes.

Edit: I made a mistake. I thought the plaintiffs were the people against gay marriage. Whoops! See below for a more thorough explanation.

[-] Uruanna@lemmy.world 19 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

You're misreading it (unless you're against gay marriage I suppose) - the article tries to break it down, but it's still a mess.

The plaintiffs are the pro same-sex couples that complained that the state is wrong to refuse same-sex marriage. They appealed to get a better ruling than what they got at first. The second ruling is still not everything they wanted, but it's still much better than before the complain.

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 6 points 4 days ago

OOOOOOH. Thank you for the explanation. Yes, I did misread it. I thought the plaintiffs were against gay marriage.

[-] ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

yep, it wasn't just a plain tiff.

[-] meliodas_101@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

Japan seems to be a very strict society.

[-] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 30 points 4 days ago

This ruling is saying that laws which are discriminatory to gay couples is unconstitutional.

[-] bacon_saber@fedia.io 18 points 4 days ago

In their defense, double negatives don't not make for confusing headlines

[-] desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 4 days ago

double negatives don't make a positive, persay.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago

I have seen one or two animes and based on those, Japan is full of people shooting magic energy beams out of their arms and giant robots, so that's probably why.

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