Hi! I teach a university course in which I ask students to submit newspaper articles that are relevant to understanding cultural differences, discrimination, and other topics. Going through some of those submissions I found a Dec 22 Kumanichi article that introduces a local organization called “Kumaniji” (or “Kumamoto Rainbow”). The web sites is bilingual and the English side is asking people to fill out a questionnaire. Here’s the explanation that on the web site:
— start quote — Kumaniji Survey Unfortunately, Kumamoto has not taken much action on LGBTQ issues yet. Now we’re conducting a survey to collect the real voices of LGBTQ community in Kumamoto to present to Kumamoto Prefecture and municipalities within the prefecture, and demand to promote LGBTQ friendly policy in Kumamoto. if you consider yourself as part of LGBT community and live in Kumamoto, or have lived in Kumamoto before, please participate in this survey in order to change Kumamoto into a place where each individual is respected and be able to live who we are even for LGBTQ people, and where nobody has to move out due to their sexuality. — end quote —
– Kirk
https://kumaniji.jimdo.com/english/
P.S. Here’s an article on a related topic that I posted last year:
Bilingual guidebook to help LGBT community in natural disasters https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/07/20/national/bilingual-guidebook-help-lgbt-community-natural-disasters/
