LGBTQ
Kao Corp. Slammed on Twitter for its National Coming Out Day Jokes
Cosmetics company Kao Corporation used Coming Out Day to crack jokes – but Japan’s LGBTQ+ community wasn’t laughing.
October 17, 2022
Cosmetics company Kao Corporation used Coming Out Day to crack jokes – but Japan’s LGBTQ+ community wasn’t laughing.
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