 The Liberal Democratic Party has indicated opposition to legalizing same-sex marriage, whereas the Constitutional Democratic Party, the Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party have indicated support for legalization.In 2001, the Council for Human Rights Promotion, under the Ministry of Justice, recommended that sexual orientation be included in the nation's civil rights code, but the Diet refused to adopt the recommendation.In 2003, Aya Kamikawa became the first openly transgender politician to be elected to public office in Japan, winning a seat on the Setagaya Ward Assembly.