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Sweden says "I do" to same-sex marriage

First of May this year Sweden became the seventh country in the world to wholly embrace gender-neutral marriage. To highlight this new legislation towards openness and equality, the Embassy of Sweden in Tokyo will host a seminar with speakers from Sweden, Japan, the Netherlands and the United States.

What made it possible? How did it happen in the various countries? What were the pros and cons?

Welcome to the seminar – to listen, to be inspired, to ask questions!

 

Speakers:   Mr Martin Andreasson
Former Member of Swedish Parliament
Mr Boris Dittrich
Lawyer at Human Rights Watch, former Member of Dutch Parliament
Ms Kanako Otsuji
Former Member of Osaka Prefectural Assembly
Mr Anthony M Tranchina
Second Secretary & Vice Consul, Embassy of the United States

 

Time: Monday 20 July, 1.00-4.00 p.m.
Content: Presentations, Discussions and Q&A-session
Venue: Embassy of Sweden
1-10-3-100 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Language:  English and Japanese, simultaneous interpretation
Registration: Limited number of seats, please register with name, organisation/company (if any) and phone number at doseikon.tokyo@foreign.ministry.se
Inquiries:  Mr Fumio Sasaki, phone 03-5562-5066 or 03-5562-5050


Free admission

  
3 Crowns