Jaime Smith of BLM Tokyo discusses the complexities of intersectional politics, interrogates what it means to be Black and LGBT+, and explores where to go from here in the current global political climate and in our historical moment. By Alexine Castillo Yap | Translated into Japanese by Ayşe Haruka Açıkbaş Voice Up Japan got to …
On October 31, Taiwan hosted the biggest in-person pride parade in post-Covid 2020, reinforcing Taiwan’s image as a beacon for gay rights.
Written in Japanese by Mai Miura | Translated by Daniel Read Ryota Yoshii presents himself with a flashy shirt, big motif earrings, and makeup. VUJ sat down with Ryota and talked about breaking stereotypical notions of “manliness” with his personal style and how it affected his way of thinking and how he sees society. Arriving …
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There is an accumulation of local governments issuing same-sex partnerships certificates. Although the same-sex partnership system brings recognition of same-sex couples, it is still not the endpoint when it comes to equality. As Voice Up Japan, we interviewed people from Nagoya, a city that is going to adopt same-sex partnership in 2021, to understand what the same-sex partnership system is and what it implies for LGBT people in Japan.
Startup co-founder Yan Fan from Code Chrysalis has created many opportunities for women in coding in order to empower women in STEM.
