The Tokyo High Court ruled on Wednesday that Japanese laws that do not recognize same-sex marriages violate the country’s Constitution. This is the second time a high court in the country has handed down such a decision.

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    22 days ago

    The plaintiffs appealed the ruling.

    …because they’re petty, joyless assholes.

    Edit: I made a mistake. I thought the plaintiffs were the people against gay marriage. Whoops! See below for a more thorough explanation.

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      22 days ago

      You’re misreading it (unless you’re against gay marriage I suppose) - the article tries to break it down, but it’s still a mess.

      The plaintiffs are the pro same-sex couples that complained that the state is wrong to refuse same-sex marriage. They appealed to get a better ruling than what they got at first. The second ruling is still not everything they wanted, but it’s still much better than before the complain.

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        OOOOOOH. Thank you for the explanation. Yes, I did misread it. I thought the plaintiffs were against gay marriage.