- Homosexuality
- ⚢Unknown
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- Unknown
- Changing Gender
- Unknown
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✖ Legal, but restricted for minors
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- Unknown
- Hate Crime Protections
- ✖ No protections
- Discrimination
- Unknown
- Employment Discrimination
- Unknown
- Housing Discrimination
- Unknown
- Adoption
- Unknown
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- Unknown
- Donating Blood
- Unknown
- Conversion Therapy
- Unknown
- Age of Consent
- Unknown
Public Opinion
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Same-sex marriage in Kumamoto is banned.
Beginning in March of 2021, district courts and high courts across Japan have ruled that Japan restricting marriage to opposite-sex couples is unconstitutional. However, these court rulings do not have any actual effect on the law.
More than 200 municipalities across Japan have introduced partnership systems which give same-sex couples the ability to register their relationships. However, the registration is not legally binding and it does not grant any of the rights of marriage.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Kumamoto is unknown.
Right to change legal gender in Kumamoto is unknown.
Gender-affirming care in Kumamoto is legal, but restricted for minors.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kumamoto is unknown.
Hate crime protections in Kumamoto is no protections.
LGBT employment discrimination in Kumamoto is unknown.
LGBT housing discrimination in Kumamoto is unknown.
Intersex infant surgery in Kumamoto is not banned.
Serving openly in military in Kumamoto is unknown.
Blood donations by MSMs in Kumamoto is unknown.
