Ryukyu University Law School submitted to Mayor Tetsuji Matsumoto of Urasoe City, Okinawa Prefecture, a draft "Ordinance for Realizing a Society Respecting Sexual Diversity" that includes prohibition of discrimination against sexual minorities and introduction of a partnership system. ..
The hand-delivery ceremony for the draft ordinance was held at the Harmony Center for Citizens' Collaboration and Gender Equality in Urasoe City, and the director of the Ryukyu University Law School, Kazushige Shimizu, handed the draft ordinance to Mayor Matsumoto.
According to the University of the Ryukyus, the draft ordinance will introduce a partner system that recognizes the marriage of sexual minority couples as an equivalent relationship to the marriage of men and women, eliminate discrimination in recruitment, treatment, promotion, etc., and prohibit violence and harassment. It is included.
Although more and more local governments are introducing sexual minority partnerships, it is undeniable that discrimination still persists.The Ryukyu University Law School considered that a comprehensive ordinance including a partner system was necessary to respect the human rights of sexual minorities.
Urasoe City intends to formulate the nation's first ordinance specializing in sexual diversification, and plans to promote awareness-raising activities for citizens and carry out public comments on the ordinance.Local governments that have enacted ordinances on gender diversification related to gender equality include Shibuya Ward, Tokyo and Kunitachi City.In 2016, the Ryukyu University Law School was the first law school in Japan to declare and put into practice "respect for sexual diversity."
