Gon Matsunaka
CEO, Pride House Tokyo

Born 1976 in Kanazawa. Joined Dentsu following graduation from the Faculty of Law, Hitotsubashi University. Based on the experienced gained working on NPO-related projects while on overseas training program in New York, USA, he established an NPO with colleagues in 2010. He received the “Youth Leader Award” at the 8th Youth Power Awards in 2016. He left Dentsu at the end of June 2017 where he had worked for 16 years to concentrate solely on being a full-time representative of the NPO. In addition to activities centered on creating places that connect LGBTQ+ and society, he is involved in “OUT IN JAPAN”, in which Leslie Kee takes portraits of LGBTQ+ people throughout Japan, and “Pride House Tokyo”, a project started in 2020. The NHK documentary “Colorful Family” has attracted a lot of attention. Director of Marriage for All Japan.
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