Difference between revisions of "Taiga Ishikawa"
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| + | One of the first of two openly gay candidates to win an election in Japan, when he was elected in April 2011 to a seat in the Tokyo's Toshima ward assembly. Former Chief of Staff to the head of the Social Democrat Party of Japan. Activist, founder of Peer Friends, a gay male support organization. Came out through his autobiography 'Where is My Boyfriend' (2002). Supporter of same-sex marriage rights. | ||
| + | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
| − | + | * http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/polite-prejudice-lgbt-life-japan020412 | |
| + | * http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/11/national/activist-fighting-for-lgbt-rights/ | ||
| + | * http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2011/04/26/japans-first-openly-gay-politician-victorious-in-election/ | ||
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Revision as of 20:27, 26 September 2014
Country
Japan
Birth - Death
1974 -
Occupation
Politics
Description
One of the first of two openly gay candidates to win an election in Japan, when he was elected in April 2011 to a seat in the Tokyo's Toshima ward assembly. Former Chief of Staff to the head of the Social Democrat Party of Japan. Activist, founder of Peer Friends, a gay male support organization. Came out through his autobiography 'Where is My Boyfriend' (2002). Supporter of same-sex marriage rights.
