Kazuya Kawaguchi

Kazuya Kawaguchi (河口 和也, Kawaguchi Kazuya, born 1963) is a Japanese sociologist and a professor in the Faculty of Humanities at Hiroshima Shudo University. He has publicly identified as gay and conducts research on same-sex marriage and partnership declaration systems. Kawaguchi is also active in advocating for legal reforms by giving lectures across Japan.[1] He played a central role in conducting Japanese nationwide surveys on public awareness of sexual minorities (such as LGBT individuals) in 2015 and 2019.[2][3]

Career

In the 1990s, Kawaguchi, along with Keith Vincent and Takashi Kazama, organized the "Identity Study Group" within the Association for the Lesbian and Gay Movement in Japan (now known as OCCUR).[4] He co-edited the first anthology that translated queer theory from Western contexts into Japanese.[5]

On February 12, 1991, OCCUR filed a lawsuit seeking damages against the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, which had denied LGBTQ individuals access to accommodations at the Fuchu Youth House the previous year.[6] The plaintiffs in the case were Masashi Nagata, Takashi Kazama, and Masanori Kanda.[7] Kawaguchi, as a member of OCCUR, actively participated in the legal battle.[8][9] In March 1994, the Tokyo District Court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, and in September 1997, the Tokyo High Court dismissed the metropolitan government's appeal.[7][10]

Works

References

  1. ^ "性的少数者の不安、自治体職員は理解を 広島修道大・河口教授が講演会 ／広島". 毎日新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  2. ^ 産経新聞 (2015-11-28). "同性婚法制化 男性「反対」、女性「賛成」多数 文科省研究グループ、ＬＧＢＴ意識調査（1/2ページ）". 産経新聞：産経ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  3. ^ "ＬＧＢＴＱ「周りにいる」は12.6％「変わり始めた北陸のまち」 2015年の 5.1％から上昇 ：北陸中日新聞Web". 中日新聞Web (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  4. ^ Vincent, Keith; Kawaguchi, Kazuya; Kazama, Takashi (1997). Gay Studies [Gei sutadizu]. Seidosha. ISBN 978-4791755554.
  5. ^ "J. Keith Vincent | Literary Translation". www.bu.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  6. ^ "府中青年の家事件". www.arsvi.com. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  7. ^ a b Ida, Makiko (1994). Homosexuals [Douseiaishatachi]. Bungei shunju. ISBN 978-4163483801.
  8. ^ "Canvas | RCCラジオ | RCC中国放送". radio.rcc.jp. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  9. ^ "記者のこだわり：「同性愛は病気じゃない」 違憲判決の原点に30年前の「事件」". 毎日新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  10. ^ Kimitsuka, Masaomi (2000). "同性愛者に対する公共施設の宿泊拒否―東京都青年の家事件" (PDF). Bessatsu Jurist: 70–71.