Politicians from sexual minority communities and LGBT rights leaders on Wednesday demanded a Diet member thoroughly explain what she meant by saying LGBT couples are "unproductive," and thus unworthy of government assistance.Taiga Ishikawa, an openly gay member of Toshima Ward assembly, also said he and other members of the Association of LGBT Municipal Representatives have sent a letter to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urging him to clearly denounce that view.In late July, Mio Sugita, a member of the House of Representatives and Liberal Democratic Party politician, penned an article questionin…READ FULL ARTICLE
