Japan court calls laws blocking same-sex marriage unconstitutional

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A Japanese court ruled that laws in the nation that block same-sex marriage are unconstitutional.

A three-judge panel at the Sapporo District Court ruled that a ban on such unions goes against the nation’s constitutional promise of equal protection under the law.

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