Akashi has become the first Japanese city to introduce a planned partnership system that will recognise family relationships between LGBTQ+ couples and their children.
The newly implemented move was raised in December 2020 following pressure from minorities.
Since then, Akashi local government has become the first to act acknowledge this request and has included a planned partnership to address the rights of same-sex couples in the city.
Although the new framework is not a legal change, the progress does ensure future rights and visibility for same-sex couples and their families.
Same sex-couples are now able to change their relationship status from “roommates” to “relatives”, a request which has long been pushed for on the Japanese census.
The city believes this new opinion on their residential certification will allow couples and their children to be culturally equally recognised as a typical family.
Another right being granted is the ability to live in government-owned housing and have the right to be buried together in municipal cemeteries.
As a part of these governmental changes, city officials hope a wider cultural change will occur and also impact the local schooling system.
Currently, same-sex parents are unable to collect their children from schools and nurseries as school rules declare that children can only be taken from schools from biological parents.
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Japanese city formally recognises children of same-sex couples for first time
Akashi has become the first Japanese city to introduce a planned partnership system that will recognise family relationships between LGBTQ+ couples and their children.
The newly implemented move was raised in December 2020 following pressure from minorities.
Since then, Akashi local government has become the first to act acknowledge this request and has included a planned partnership to address the rights of same-sex couples in the city.
Although the new framework is not a legal change, the progress does ensure future rights and visibility for same-sex couples and their families.
Same sex-couples are now able to change their relationship status from “roommates” to “relatives”, a request which has long been pushed for on the Japanese census.
The city believes this new opinion on their residential certification will allow couples and their children to be culturally equally recognised as a typical family.
Another right being granted is the ability to live in government-owned housing and have the right to be buried together in municipal cemeteries.
As a part of these governmental changes, city officials hope a wider cultural change will occur and also impact the local schooling system.
Currently, same-sex parents are unable to collect their children from schools and nurseries as school rules declare that children can only be taken from schools from biological parents.
The post Japanese city formally recognises children of same-sex couples for first time appeared first on GAY TIMES.
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