Japanese Prime Minister’s aide dismissed over discriminatory remark about LGBTQ people
The Japanese Prime Minister’s aide has been dismissed over discriminatory remarks about LGBTQ people.
The senior aide has lost his position over his discriminatory remark about LGBTQ people.
Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida told reporters on Saturday that a Secretary at his office, Masayoshi Arai was being dismissed after he commented that he did not like seeing LGBTQ people, though he retracted his comments and apologized on Friday.
The Prime Minister said that Arai’s remark countered the administration’s position on promoting diversity.
Furthermore, Japanese Prime Minister’s aide remark about LGBTQ people lead to an outburst of protest which was the latest in a string of gaffes by Japanese officials that landed them in trouble.
So far, Japan is the only Group of seven countries that do not recognize same-sex marriage, however, the country is beginning to move towards recognition.
So far, different Japanese officials have resigned over the years over comments they made.
Last year, a Minister of Justice stepped down after joking about capital punishment.
In 2021, Yoshiro Mori resigned as head of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee after saying women talked too much. Mori had been gaffe-prone when he earlier served as prime minister, about 20 years ago.
A minister in charge of cybersecurity who acknowledged he had hardly ever used a computer resigned in 2019.
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Who are LGBTQ people?
LGBTQIA+ is an abbreviation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, and more. These terms are used to describe a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
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