![]() While LGBT rights in Japan are fairly progressive and queer celebrities have become more warmly and openly accepted in the media, on a superficial level it appears that the LGBT community in Japan keeps a much lower profile than in other societies. This year’s anniversary is particularly memorable because it marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, and therefore people flooded on the streets of the Stonewall Inn, in New York, both to visit and commemorate the day. These events are commonly known to have sparked the gay movement at the time. Although Tokyo’s Rainbow Pride has already come and gone, the month of June is internationally recognized as LGBT Pride Month, commemorating the Stonewall riots which occurred between June 28 and July 1, 1969.
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