As International Women’s Day on March 8 approaches, gender equality advocates in Japan are highlighting the need to break entrenched stereotypes in media and address the continued underrepresentation of women in politics.
Kyoto Family Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by a married person for gender change in the family register.
Not being married is one of the five requirements for changing gender under the gender dysphoria special law.
March 8 was International Women’s Day. The Asahi Shimbun reported that whilst there has been an increase in the number of women with disabilities in employment, women with disabilities only represent about 30 percent of all workers with such disabilities.
The psychological hurdle of disclosing one’s sexual orientation and gender identity, a concept known by the acronym SOGI, is significant for many in the country’s LGBTQ+ community, and some are reluctant to see a doctor due to insensitive remarks they have received from health care professionals.
What was formerly the GID (Gender Identity Disorder) Society, which promotes research on transgender people whose minds and bodies do not match, officially announced at its general meeting held in Okinawa Prefecture on March 17th that it will change its name. The change, announced Sunday at its general meeting, is in line with the World Health Organization’s recent advice to use the term “gender incongruence” instead of “gender disorder.” The society’s new English name is yet to be formally decided.
What was formerly the GID (Gender Identity Disorder) Society, which promotes research on transgender people whose minds and bodies do not match, officially announced at its general meeting held in Okinawa Prefecture on March 17th that it will change its name to the Japan GI (Gender Identity) Society. The name change was made in response to the growing belief that transgenderism is not a disorder and is no longer used as an international diagnostic name.
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.
A Japanese court on Wednesday 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.
Rancha’s day begins in the internet virtual space ‘Metaverse’.
Her silky black hair sways just below her shoulders and her eyes are so transparent they seem to suck you in. Rancha is a V-tuber who streams on YouTube in her 3D avatar form. Around the third or fourth grade, Rancha was diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
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