Disability News Japan Podcast: Non-Sterilized Trans Man Wins Right To Change Gender at Okayama Family Court

By Barrier Free Japan

February 8 2024

OKAYAMA – A Japanese court on Wednesday 7th February recognized a transgender man’s petition to legally change his gender without having first undergone sterilization, after the country’s top court ruled the requirement unconstitutional in October.

The plaintiff, 50-year-old Tacaquito Usui, welcomed the ruling from the Okayama Family Court’s Tsuyama Branch as “profoundly moving.” It is likely to be followed by more from other family courts deliberating over similar circumstances.

Episode Notes: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2024/02/07/japanese-court-approves-nonsterilized-trans-mans-gender-change/