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Japan's 1st openly gay politician hails poll win
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Apr 26, 2011 05:57am |
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| News Date | Tuesday, April 26, 2011 11:35:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | TOKYO: Taiga Ishikawa, the first openly gay politician in Japan to win an election, on Tuesday hailed the result as a victory for the rights of sexual minorities.
"I hope my election victory will help our fellows nationwide to have hope for tomorrow, as many of them cannot accept themselves, feel lonely and isolated and even commit suicide," he told AFP.
Thirty-six-year-old Ishikawa won a seat in a Tokyo ward assembly in local elections on Sunday.
Prior to his victory, no openly homosexual politician had won office in Japan. |
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