「パートナー」条例が成立　性的少数者に証明書、１１月施行―都議会

　東京都議会で１５日、性的少数者（ＬＧＢＴＱ）のカップルを公的に認める「パートナーシップ宣誓制度」の創設を盛り込んだ改正人権尊重条例が可決、成立した。カップルに証明書を交付し、住宅への入居や病院での面会などで家族同様の扱いを受けられるよう事業者らに要請。生活上の困り事に対応する。１１月１日から施行する。（2022/06/15-16:18）

The Tokyo metropolitan assembly enacted a bill on Wednesday to introduce a system aimed at recognizing same-sex partnerships involving sexual minorities as equivalent to married couples.
   The bill to revise the ordinance on human rights calls on businesses and other entities to treat same-sex partnerships between lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, or LGBT, people as equal to married couples, allowing them to have the same access to family-use housing and the right to visit their partners in hospital.
   The revised ordinance will come into force on Nov. 1.
   Eligible for the system are partnerships between people aged 18 or over without spouses. At least one of them must be a sexual minority living in or commuting to Tokyo for work or school.
   Applications for same-sex partner certificates will be made online in principle. The certificates will include the names of children within the partnerships.