Transsexuals and their supporters have teamed up to seek public acknowledgment of those who suffer from gender identity disorder and to pressure the government into allowing sex changes to be recorded in official documents.
The NAO group, which stands for No Assignment of Opposite Gender, takes its name from a character in a popular TV drama focusing on a junior high school student with gender identity disorder.
The group has set up a Web site that provides information on transsexuals and the discrimination they suffer.