I am a lesbian and I have a girlfriend who I really want to marry. Now we are live together in Yokohama. In Yokohama, marriage between the same sex is prohibited, because the law of this country don't admit same sex marriage, and there are no exception in here.
I often take part in parade for us, sexual minority, so I and my partner have a lot of friends who are also bothered by their sexuality. Not all, but many of them have partner like us, live together, and hope to marry. But we can't because of the rule of Japan.
However, in this May, Shibuya made regulation for sexual minority to be able to make partnership with their lovers. It is not marriage, but it is big progress for us. In this partnership regulation, we have to pay some money to make certification for it, and it is not enough compering to system for heterosexual marriage. But it is true that we really longer for such a rule. It was a big news between us, and a gay couple of my friend in Shibuya came true to become partner legally.
But then, I and my partner live outside of Shibuya can't make partnership. Why is there a big gap between us, even we are all Japanese? It is not easy for us to move to Shibuya immediately and if we move there, maybe we lose something that we are receiving in here as a member of Yokohama city. It is very different where we live for us, like this regulation for same sex partnership.
We really envy those who fortunately have been living in Shibuya. Making such rules from small region will make it possible for large area to be spread them. But until when we have to wait for them?
The is a convincing and well-written account from a lesbian's point of view. You used current events in your account to give it more "texture" and make it more real. Well done!
返信削除I can understand same-sex marriage is not good thing for the city or the country when they thinking about birth-rate or the other things. However, now gays or lesbians are the minority and their marriages will not influence on the society a lot, so I support same-sex marriage. It is a naturai thing that a person want to marry with a person he/she really loves. I'm afraid it bwill become the disicrimination when we banned same-sex marriage. I think we have to understnd more about gays and lesbians so as to make comfortable society for them.
返信削除Keisuke Kimura
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返信削除It seems that homosexuality is a new type of love, but it actually doesn't. It is nothing new. We can know that there was homosexuality(mainly men) in Edo period from work of Utamaeo Kitagawa. However, why can't our society admit it? I agree with Keisuke Kimura's opinion which is written above. There are problems of birth rate and formation of family and more. Problem is not about love, rather than society.
返信削除Basically, i agree with same sexual marriage. Moreover, I think it is natural to love someone even if he or she is the same sex but the couples must face many difficulties.