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"TOKYO (AP) — A second Japanese high court ruled Wednesday that the
government’s policy against same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, the latest
in a series of decisions upholding plaintiffs’ demands for marriage equality.
The Tokyo High Court called the ongoing ban “a groundless legal discrimination
based on sexual orientation,” saying it violates the constitutional guarantee
of right to equality, as well as individuals’ dignity and equality between
sexes. It was a clearer statement than the 2022 lower court decision that
described the situation as “an unconstitutional state.”
The Sapporo High Court ruling in March said not allowing same-sex couples to
marry and enjoy the same benefits as straight couples violates their
fundamental right to equality and freedom of marriage. Wednesday’s ruling is
the seventh overall that found the ongoing ban to be unconstitutional or nearly
so, against only one district court decision that found it constitutional. The
rulings can still be appealed to the Supreme Court.
In Wednesday’s ruling, Presiding Judge Sonoe Taniguchi also wrote that the
purpose of marriage is not only to produce offspring but also to ensure stable
legal status for the partners, and that there is no rational reason to justify
excluding same-sex couples. She said there is a shared international consensus
against discriminating based on sexual orientation."
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