(Japan) - With a wedding ring on her finger and a party endorsement on her back, Kanako Otsuji is on a mission to become Japan's first openly gay member of parliament - and change the way the country treats sexual minorities. In a political world whose upper ranks are almost exclusively older men, Otsuji, 32, stands out for more reasons than her sexual orientation. Just weeks ahead of the July 22 elections, Otsuji, who is running on the ticket of the largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan, tied the knot with her partner. But as Japan does not recognize gay marriage, her ceremony Sunday is considered illegitimate in the eyes of the state.
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