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  • ‘I don’t regret what I said’: Actress Mehar Bano reflects on controversial 2021 viral video

    ‘I don’t regret what I said’: Actress Mehar Bano reflects on controversial 2021 viral video

    Actress Mehar Bano appeared as a guest on Samaa news’ ‘Had Kar Di’ where she opened up about her viral 2021 video from Aurat March where she was seen defending gay rights. The video led to extensive backlash, with Mehar Bano receiving a lot of hate on social media. She has been open about how she sought therapy to deal with suicidal thoughts.

    Reflecting on the video, Mehar Bano revealed she did not regret what she had said, but feels she could have conveyed her words in a more understandable manner.

    “I don’t regret anything that I said. After the backlash I felt that maybe I should have worded things differently. Maybe the things I had tried to say regarding Aurat March, it wasn’t communicated well to the audience.

    “Whatever happened it was a learning experience for me,” Mehar Bano addded, “and I continued to learn from everything that happens around me and everything that I do.”

  • Same sex relationships now legal in Tokyo

    Same sex relationships now legal in Tokyo

    In a nation that still forbids equal marriage, Tokyo’s metropolitan administration on Tuesday started distributing partnership certificates to same-sex couples who reside and work in the capital.

    The status allows LGBTQ partners to be considered as married couples for some public services in areas including housing, health, and welfare, even though it does not confer the same rights as a marriage.

    According to Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike, 137 couples have submitted applications for certificates as of last Friday.

    According to a survey conducted in 2021 by the public broadcaster NHK, 57 percent of the people supported gay marriage, while 37 percent opposed it.

    Japan has made progress in recent years in accepting sexual diversity.

    Today, more businesses are showing their support and homosexual characters are featured in television programmes.