ＬＧＢＴ法、週内提出で与党合意　立民は超党派原案で対抗

　自民党の茂木敏充、公明党の石井啓一両幹事長は１６日、東京都内で会談し、ＬＧＢＴなど性的少数者への理解増進法案の修正案を週内に国会に共同提出することで合意した。１９日開幕の先進７カ国首脳会議（Ｇ７広島サミット）を控え、議長国・日本として差別解消に取り組む姿勢を示したい考えだ。
　与党は広く賛同を呼び掛けているが、野党は超党派の議員連盟がまとめた法案を自民党が修正したことに反発。立憲民主党は修正前の原案を提出して対抗する方針で、審議の行方は不透明だ。（2023/05/16-19:14）

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, agreed on Tuesday to submit a bill to promote understanding of LGBT people to parliament this week.
   LDP Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi and his Komeito counterpart, Keiichi Ishii, struck the agreement, aiming to show Japan's efforts to protect sexual minorities ahead of the three-day summit of the Group of Seven major democracies in Hiroshima from Friday.
   "We hope to respond to concerns (about the bill) carefully through parliamentary deliberations," LDP policy chief Koichi Hagiuda told a meeting of the party's Policy Research Council Board.
   The bill was approved without a hitch at an LDP General Council meeting Tuesday, though some members made cautious remarks.
   One participant said, "It's necessary to wipe out worries that men who regard themselves as women will not enter women's section of public baths," while another sought "measures to prevent confusion" at schools.