Japan's lack of same-sex marriage "in unconstitutional state": court

A Japanese court on Thursday ruled that the lack of legal recognition of same-sex marriage in the country is in a state of unconstitutionality.In the fifth ruling handed down over similar lawsuits filed across the country, the Fukuoka District Court fell short of clearly determining that the current legal framework for marriage is unconstitutional.One other district court had handed down the same decision, while two others ruled the framework is unconstitutional and one called it constitutional.The latest ruling came as Japan faces growing calls to do more to protect the rights of sexual mi…READ FULL ARTICLE