| LGBT Understanding Promotion Act LGBT理解増進法 LGBT rikai zōshin-Hō | |
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| Diet of Japan | |
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| Citation | Act No. 68 of June 23, 2023 |
| Territorial extent | Japan |
| Passed by | House of Representatives |
| Passed | 13 June 2023 |
| Passed by | House of Councillors |
| Passed | 16 June 2023 |
| Assented to | 23 June 2023 |
| Effective | 23 June 2023 |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: House of Representatives | |
| Bill title | LGBT Understanding Promotion Act |
| Bill citation | Proposed Act on Promoting Public Understanding of Diversity in Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity |
| Introduced by | LDP, Komeito |
| Introduced | 18 May 2023 |
| Voting summary | |
| Second chamber: House of Councillors | |
| Bill title | LGBT Understanding Promotion Act |
| Bill citation | Promoting Public Understanding of Diversity in Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity |
| Received from the House of Representatives | 9 June 2023 |
| Voting summary | |
| Summary | |
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| Status: In force | |
The Act on Promotion of Public Understanding of Diversity of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (性的指向及びジェンダーアイデンティティの多様性に関する国民の理解の増進に関する法律),[1] commonly referred to as the LGBT Understanding Promotion Act (LGBT理解増進法)[2] is a Japanese law that establishes basic principles regarding the promotion of measures to broaden understanding of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and other sexual minorities in Japan. The legislation obligates the Japanese government to draw up a basic implementation plan to promote understanding of LGBT people, and to protect them from "unfair discrimination." It also stipulates that government entities, businesses, and schools "need to strive" to take similar action.[3]
The legislation was scheduled to be enacted in concurrent with the 49th G7 summit held in Hiroshima from 19 to 21 May 2023, but after delays the legislation was submitted to the National Diet on 18 May 2023,[4] and enacted on 16 June of the same year[5] after revisions that severely watered-down the legislation,[6] leading to LGBT rights activists and opposition parties criticizing the bill for its ineffectiveness.[7][8] The law went into effect on 23 June 2023.[9]
The legislation was introduced and passed amidst domestic and international pressure, primarily from the United States through U.S. ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel.[10][11]
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