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Toward Holding the LGBT Coming of Age at Saitama – Coming of Age, Becoming true to oneself [Community organising case study in Japan]

Community Organizing Japan, Rina Matsugawa

  • Type

    Case studies

  • Region

    Asia

  • Practice

    Coaching, Public narrative, Relationship building, Team structure, Strategy, Action

  • Language

    English

A case study of community organizing in Japan about LGBTQIA+ and gay rights by Community Organizing Japan.

Summary

We want to create a society where individuals can affirm themselves, including people who feel isolated by their inability to express their sexual orientations and the sexual lifestyles they seek, by holding an LGBT coming of age ceremony in Saitama for at least 100 participants, organizing 30 constituents and using their experiences, economic power, networks, various skills, and motivation for a comfortable society for LGBT people to approach the kind of society described above.
Notes for readers: Portions surrounded by boxes are commentary by COJ. The rest of the documentation is by Ms. Matsugawa, who received peer coaching after a Changemakers Academy workshop. This translation from Japanese is by Sophie Welsh and edited by Kanoko Kamata.

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