The first question was, “What do you think about dealing with LGBT issues as human rights issues?” and the six possible answers were as follows.Ī: Action is needed to deal with them as human rights issuesī: They do not need to be dealt with as human rights issuesĬ: Human rights are not applicable to homosexualityĭ: If someone is experiencing discrimination or prejudice it is a personal problem caused by choosing to be homosexual They posed various questions related to LGBT rights and political policy, and provided possible answers for the respondent to choose from. This time they had responses from six parties: the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), New Komeito, the Democratic Party (DPJ), the Party for Future Generations, the Communist Party, and the Social Democratic Party. The organization has been conducting these surveys since the 2012 election. The non-governmental organization Rainbow Pride Ehime, which works to educate the public on LGBT rights, has used the upcoming general election as an incentive to conduct a survey across the main political parties on political measures regarding sexual minorities. A survey conducted by a Japanese LGBT rights organization has been extremely revealing about the main political parties’ attitudes towards sexual minorities, and is something to think about for voters heading to the polls this weekend.