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Japan Rainbow Camp

2020 U.S. – Japan Rainbow Camp for LGBTQ Families
By Angeline Acain

Although Japanese LGBTQ families don’t share the same freedoms as Americans, there are organizations in Japan working to change that. Nijiiro Diversity and partner groups, Good Aging Yells and Nijiiro Kazoku are working to improve the lives of LGBTQ families in Japan. Established in 2013, Nijiiro Diversity was the first organization in Japan to address workplace issues for LGBTQ people and remains a leader in LGBTQ rights activism. In 2015, Nijiiro Diversity published, LGBTQ Guide for Workplaces, and in 2018 they published, Transgender Workplace Handbook. The group also provides research, educational training, and consulting, and has worked with universities, government agencies, and 160 corporations including Goldman Sachs, Nissan, Panasonic, and Sony.

In October 2021, the group’s organizers held an event originally called, 2020 US-Japan Rainbow Camp, targeting LGBTQ families and LGBTQ youth that are interested in raising children. The event was originally scheduled to take place in Osaka in October 2020.

Rainbow Families Conference

(Washington, DC) – Rainbow Families is proud to present their annual family conference – Together Again – a tradition for LGBTQ+ families, parents, and prospective parents taking place at the Barrie School in Silver Spring, Maryland on May 14th, 2022. The day-long event will feature informative workshops, an award ceremony, inspiring speakers, and community building.
Additionally, today the nonprofit organization announced the recipient of their 2022 ‘Hero of the Year’ award, Naseema Shafi, CEO of Whitman-Walker Health, to be presented at the conference. This is in recognition of her leadership and service to improving the health of all LGBTQ+ people, and not only maintaining, but growing, services for our community during the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Tribute to Kristi Parker of Liberty Press

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