Legal Gender Change for Transgender Woman in Japan

SOURCE www.nbcnews.com
A Japanese high court has approved a legal gender change for a transgender woman without requiring compulsory gender-affirming surgery, marking progress in gender rights in Japan.

Key Points

  • Approval of legal gender change without surgery
  • Signaling a change in how gender issues are addressed in Japan
  • Recognition of the unconstitutionality of the sterilization requirement

Pros

  • Progress in gender rights in Japan
  • Removal of compulsory gender-affirming surgery requirement
  • Recognition of hormone therapy as sufficient for legal gender change

Cons

  • Questions remain for those who cannot take hormones
  • Non-legally binding ruling by the high court