To hire professional staff to support LGBT Hyogo Akashi City November 26 18:17

To enhance support for people with sexual minorities, such as “LGBT”, Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture has decided to hire people who have experience in parties and support activities as new professional staff. According to the city, such efforts are rare in the whole country.

According to a questionnaire survey conducted by the National Social Security and Population Research Institute's survey of 15,000 people aged 18 to 59 in Osaka, about 3% answered that they were LGBT. .

In Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture, in order to enhance the support measures for LGBT people, we have newly hired persons with experience in support activities and parties as professional staff next year.

The capacity is about two people, and the details of the system that allows the same-sex couple that the city is considering to consider "a marriage-equivalent relationship" are examined, and school uniforms, toilets, etc. are asked to make rules that consider the parties concerned That is.

According to Akashi City, the LGBT profession was established in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, but it is rare in the whole country.

“I think it would be difficult for people who want to apply,” said Mayor Ihobo Izumi, Akashi City, “Even if we consider support projects without considering the parties involved, it is difficult to support in line with their needs.

Akashi City will accept applications from the 17th of next month and will conduct a recruitment examination in February of next year.