The laws displayed for Ibaraki are the same as Japan.
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭Varies by Region
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- Varies by Region
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- Ambiguous
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (6-month deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in Ibaraki is legal.
Same-sex marriage in Ibaraki is varies by region.
Current status
Since Sep 9, 2018
Since Sep 9, 2018
Varies by Region
Civil unions in some cities. Nationwide civil unions and gay marriage pending.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Ibaraki is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Japan, there are no laws restricting to discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Ibaraki is legal, but requires surgery.
Current status
Since Jan 2004
Since Jan 2004
Legal, but requires surgery
Law 111 gave unmarried transgender citizens over the age of 22 with no children under the age of 20 the option to legally change their gender, only after undergoing sex-reassignment surgery.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Ibaraki is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Non-binary gender is not legally recognized in Japan.
However, the city of Yokosuka recognizes the relationships of people of all genders, including "x-gender", the common term for non-binary in Japan.
However, the city of Yokosuka recognizes the relationships of people of all genders, including "x-gender", the common term for non-binary in Japan.
LGBT discrimination in Ibaraki is illegal.
Current status
Since Sep 9, 2018
Since Sep 9, 2018
Illegal
The Japanese Constitution promises equal rights to all and this is widely interpretted as extending to LGBT citizens.
LGBT employment discrimination in Ibaraki is varies by region.
LGBT housing discrimination in Ibaraki is no protections.
Current status
No protections
In a 2008 report by the UN Human Rights Committee, they expressed concern about discrimination against LGBT people in several areas, including housing. According to Article 23(1) of Japan’s Public Housing Law, it only applies to married and unmarried different-sex couples. However, in October of 2012, the Japanese government stated that Article 23(1) was abolished and, therefore, same-sex partners were no longer excluded.
However, the Human Rights Committee report states that in reality, "municipalities decide who can rent public houses under the amended Public Housing Law and few municipal policies allow same-sex couples to qualify. Thus, in practice same-sex couples remain excluded from public housing."
However, the Human Rights Committee report states that in reality, "municipalities decide who can rent public houses under the amended Public Housing Law and few municipal policies allow same-sex couples to qualify. Thus, in practice same-sex couples remain excluded from public housing."
Same-sex adoption in Ibaraki is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
The US State Department states: "there are no laws regulating or addressing same-sex couples adopting in Japan."
It was reported in 2016 that many same-sex couples have been rejected by public authorities and are told “Children will never be fostered” by same-sex couples and “couples of friends are not accepted.”
There is however one documented case from 2016 of same-sex foster parents in Osaka.
It was reported in 2016 that many same-sex couples have been rejected by public authorities and are told “Children will never be fostered” by same-sex couples and “couples of friends are not accepted.”
There is however one documented case from 2016 of same-sex foster parents in Osaka.
Serving openly in military in Ibaraki is legal.
Current status
Since May 3, 1947
Since May 3, 1947
Legal
Japan has a Self Defense Force in place of a traditional military. There is no specific policy either banning or encouraging LGBT participation in the Self Defense Forces. Research by Sabine Fruhstuck has shown that many Japanese do not object to open LGBT service in the military provided it does not interfere with their performance.
Blood donations by MSMs in Ibaraki is banned (6-month deferral).
Current status
Since Apr 1, 2011
Since Apr 1, 2011
Banned (6-month deferral)
Red Cross Japan reduces deferral for high HIV risk individual from 12 months to 6 months.
Conversion therapy in Ibaraki is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
There are no laws banning conversion therapy in Japan.
Equal age of consent in Ibaraki is equal.
Current status
Since May 3, 1947
Since May 3, 1947
Equal
The national age of consent is 13 for both same-sex couples and opposite-sex couples. Cities and prefectures may set higher ages of consent.