“I began to think no one would turn up and that maybe we couldn’t do it after all, but then we decided to just go for it, thinking ‘even if only a few people come, let’s just try doing it this year!’ So we took the plunge and went ahead." - Nozato Asumi, Hitachi Pride Parade co-founder https://unseen-japan.com/ibaraki-prefecture-first-pride-parade/ #japan #unseenjapan #lgbtq #humanrights #diversity #news
