Current situation and issues on LGBT policy in the University of the Ryukyus

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  • 琉球大学におけるLGBT施策の現状と課題
  • リュウキュウ ダイガク ニ オケル LGBT シサク ノ ゲンジョウ ト カダイ

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This paper investigates the current status and issues on LGBT policy in the university of the Ryukyus where the author is currently working as a professor. This university has its promotion of diversity, which says “In April 2015, the university established the Office for the Promotion of Diversity, the purpose of which is to provide assistance so that persons with diverse attributes can function as fully involved human assets of the university without regard to race, gender, nationality, disability, age, etc. In order to proactively make the university a more diverse place, in March 2015, the university issued a declaration that it would promote diversity and adopted five fundamental policies to promote diversity. In addition, within the Office for the Promotion of Diversity, the Gender Cooperation Promotion Office（ formerly the Gender Equality Office） works actively to promote greater gender equality. However, this promotion idea does not mention LGBT at all. Moreover, this university does NOT have any policy or support systems（ it has “harassment office”, though） for LGBT students and faculty stuff. It will be argued that because other universities in Japan can have policy on LGBT and support networks in their campuses, this university can do so if it will, and the author strongly insists on the university’s immediate action for LGBT.

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