NAHA, Feb 07 (News On Japan) –
University college students in Okinawa have organized a mock marriage ceremony themed round LGBTQ+ marriage.
The occasion befell on the chapel of Okinawa Christian University in Nishihara.
As gender views develop into more and more various, the mock marriage ceremony was designed for LGBTQ+ {couples}, with two college students every taking over the function of a bride.
This initiative was carried out with the assist of organizations such because the Okinawa Future Talent Development Lab and Okinawa Watabe Wedding, each concerned in fostering expertise for the tourism trade. A complete of 55 college students from the college’s tourism and cultural research division spent about two months planning, organising, and managing the occasion.
Haruna Kuniyoshi, a first-year scholar within the tourism and cultural research division at Okinawa Christian University, stated: “We created a wedding ceremony that could inspire LGBTQ+ individuals and those who have yet to come out.”
Yuta Kawabuki, additionally a first-year scholar in the identical division, added: “As diversity grows and times change, I believe that two people in love coming together is a beautiful thing, and that should be the norm.”
Through organizing the mock marriage ceremony, the scholars mirrored on the idea of a wedding ceremony free from gender constraints.
Source: 沖縄ニュースOTV