In their first hearing on equality for same-sex marriages on Monday, LGBT couples told the Tokyo District Court that their families were no different from heterosexual couples."Families similar to ours are not special. The reason why they are unknown is because they do not want to attract attention in their lives. We don't want their existence to be erased," Haru Ono said in an opinion statement on behalf of the six couples."Our day-to-day lives are no different from those shared by a husband and wife," said Ikuo Sato, a 60-year-old who works at a non-governmental organization that assists …READ FULL ARTICLE
