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作成日: 2023/09/12 07:58

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A Japanese court has rejected a damages lawsuit filed by a person who was denied the right to receive spousal benefits for a same-sex partner.
                
The Sapporo District Court on Monday handed down the ruling on the lawsuit against the Hokkaido prefectural government and a mutual aid association for local government workers.
                
The plaintiff, Sasaki Kaoru, is a former employee of the Hokkaido government. Sasaki, whose gender was recorded as female at birth, identifies as non-binary.
                
Sasaki used the framework provided by Sapporo City that effectively recognizes same-sex couples, and lives with a partner.
                
In 2018, Sasaki applied to the prefecture and the association for benefits including a dependency allowance, but was rejected on the grounds of being in a same-sex partnership.
                
Sasaki argues that the rejection violated the Constitution that guarantees equality under law, noting that spousal benefits are paid to common-law heterosexual couples.
                
The defendants say a civil partnership is presumed to be between heterosexual people.
                
Presiding judge Migita Koichi said there was no illegality or negligence in the defendants&#039; responses.
                
A lawyer representing Sasaki says the trial is the first in Japan to argue that a partner in a same-sex relationship should be recognized as a dependent.

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