Japan court to American spouse: Get out.
Date set for final Aruba and Curacao equal marriage trial
Japan: The Tokyo High Court upheld a lower court ruling denying a residency permit to the same-sex American husband of a Japanese man. The court said the distinction “could be a problem” for same-sex couples, but was not “discriminatory” and therefore not unconstitutional.
Switzerland: The government’s ban on blood donations from gay men officially came to an end yesterday.
Mark Your Calendars
Curacao and Aruba: On Nov 10, the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of the Netherlands will livestream its hearing of the appeal by both countries of a lower court ruling that found both were obligated to allow same-sex marriage by the terms of their local constitutions. The lower court ruling has been suspended pending the appeal. If the Court rules for same-sex marriage, only Sint-Maarten would still ban it withing the Kingdom.
Duly Noted
North Korea: An expat writes about what North Koreans think about sexual orientation and gender identity. TL;DR: Not much!
The Gay Games are beginning in Hong Kong and Guadalajara, Mexico.
Meanwhile, in the States
New Hampshire: Littleton, NH is actually considering banning all public art, because a lunatic on the city council who believes in doomsday prophecy was butthurt about a mural with a rainbow on it.
Michigan: The House Committee on the judiciary advanced out the package of bills that will amend surrogacy law and allow automatic recognition of same-sex parents. It awaits a hearing in the full house before going to the Senate.
And the US Congress voted down an effort to oust embattled New York Congressman George Santos.