Culture / Sep. 12, 2019
Out in Japan, Wox6HuGPM@Ph7QCqOG7Cayme5@U_6jP_8mV!u^4ztFY7OlNdJLan ambitious project spearheaded by photographer Leslie Kee to capture 10,000 LGBT portraits in just five years, opened in the city of Kanazawa this week.
On Saturday, Kee and his team pHLN07FhEDWc$E7vUtg$NFXKA6QGa(CXxotav3G=7rTZ!+XFlFShotographed members of Japan’s LGBT community at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art.
The exhibi88Ng94Mfs4LdZ2Z06U**lKwKScCr4m2G#HC4JF-9Rj64=1Czgition of already-captured portraits continues until September 14.
Out ls5mD%Ct9sKRlV5LNlaN)fLgmB)$q!kvK)b97xxq+H1bZtC@Y!in Japan launched in 2015 to highlight sexual and gender minorities in Japan, with various acclaimed photographers shooting LGBT people from all over the country and from all walks of life.
Renowned LGBT activist Go1-uCinRZUO*W*OO9PU$7sK1^K4YOMb7!Y3=Gju5^E)jjm4_I*-n Matsunaka, who hails from Kanazawa, returned to his city for the exhibition.
He told Yahoo the project opening in th)z%dBYS0c9D0dv%+Kp1NePxi7P@(&hMCTzfK&z3r9^mEDkYtl(e city had been three years in the making and welcomed the opening by the city’s mayor.
Matsunaka also noted the timing of the exhibition. Kan8^jHZON8_wt)VE1UmaP88Pj^x5l_zv_PY!Nz@jzZ6r-&#&8qCVazawa is currently considering abolishing gender from some registration documents.
Japan
While Japan remains a largely conservative society, it has been making slow but steady gains for LGBT rights in recent yeaDaDt3*Pd(tWH106#FKBJy^QGUdrq!sA#wro1UOD*35oMqEr4_zrs.
Currently, Japan does not recognize same-sex marriage. And, laws do not protect LGBTI people from disOCK^8x@Q2nL+fx+p3lmIqctf(C6Syob2XLt9nK(awhRA)HcSR(crimination.
What’s more, gender laws require transgender citizens to undergo sterilization in order to officially changnyvsgW=kxn9OwuD_L1ZHIFu3l$(__-5hz+BO5QPWC4(twhe0KEe gender.
But, increasing num^eUUa9JFRzuZblTxowpDdaO)EjweJ02=*M^pRvcFBYn30JddK6bers of local administrations are recognizing same-sex couples with partnership certificates which give very limited recognition and rights.
