The Fukuoka District Court on Thursday ruled that a ban on same-sex marriage is in a ¡°state of unconstitutionality,¡± following a ruling last week by the Nagoya District Court with stronger phrasing clearly calling it unconstitutional.
The Fukuoka court, however, rejected a demand by the plaintiffs that the government pay them each ?1 million in damages.
Masahiro, a 35-year-old plaintiff from the city of Fukuoka ¡ª who only offered his first name ¡ª said same-sex marriage is a human rights issue and strongly urged parliament to hold discussions on the matter as soon as possible.
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