Around 55 percent of LGBTQ+ respondents felt the same way about their work, family and living situation. The share was a little higher among LGBTQ+ respondents in a registered partnership, amounting to almost 60 percent.
While not legally binding, the Japanese partnership system can provide same sex couples with benefits similar to those of married couples, such as being treated as a family member during hospital visits or being able to move into public housing facilities as a couple. Partnerships are approved by the respective local government.
The acronym LGBTQ+, often just LGBT, is an umbrella term describing members of sexual minorities. The individual letters stand for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning, with the "+" including an additional and larger spectrum of sexual identities and gender identities.
Karibu asilimia 55 ya washiriki wa LGBTQ+ walijisikia hivyo kuhusu kazi yao, familia na hali ya maisha. Sehemu ya watu walio na uhusiano wa kimapenzi na watu wa LGBTQ+ walio katika ushirikiano uliosajiliwa ilikuwa kubwa zaidi, karibu asilimia 60. Ingawa mfumo wa ndoa wa Japan hauna nguvu kisheria, unaweza kuwapa wanandoa wa jinsia moja faida sawa na zile za wanandoa waliooana, kama vile kutibiwa kama mwanachama wa familia wakati wa ziara za hospitali au kuweza kuhamia katika vifaa vya makazi ya umma kama wanandoa. Ushirikiano ni kupitishwa na serikali husika za mitaa. "LGBTQ+ (kwa Kiingereza: LGBTQ+) ni neno la kiolezo linaloelezea watu wa jamii ndogo za kijinsia.""" Herufi hizo zinawakilisha wasagaji, mashoga, bisexual, transgender, na queer au kuhoji, na "+" ikiwa ni pamoja na wigo wa ziada na mkubwa wa utambulisho wa kijinsia na utambulisho wa jinsia.