TOKYO – A lawmaker of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party said being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender goes…
A lawmaker of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party said being lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender goes against the preservation of the species at a party meeting on Thursday, participants said Friday.
Kazuo Yana, a three-term House of Representatives member, was also quoted by participants as saying at the gathering that LGBT people resist the basis of biology.
Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Kazuo Yana. (For editorial use only)(Kyodo)
The 42-year-old’s comments are certain to draw rebuke within and outside of the LDP.
Another LDP member, Mio Sugita, came under fire in 2018 for saying in a magazine article that the government should not support sexual-minority couples because they cannot bear offspring and thus are not “productive.”
Responding to Kyodo News in writing, Yana said, “I will refrain from commenting about the (LGBT) remark as it was a closed meeting.”
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Title: TOKYO – A lawmaker of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party said being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender goes…
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Published Date: 05/23/21
