Soccer player Kumi Yokoyama comes out as transgender: 'It would be harder to live closeted'
The former Nadeshiko Japan striker, who plays for the NWSL's Washington Spirit, has received a flood of support from athletes and LGBTQ advocates following their announcement on Saturday.
Sari Kaede: 'It's possible to be an ordinary person who just happens to be a trans woman'
Sari Kaede brings her journey as a transgender woman to the screen in a documentary titled "You Decide." She hopes to provide some support for young people in the process.
Court rules it's OK to limit transgender woman's choice of toilet
The ministry does not restrict toilet choice for those who have changed their gender on the census register. However, a prerequisite for the change is undergoing sex change surgery.
Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard poised to become first transgender Olympian
Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is set to become the first transgender athlete to compete at an Olympics after qualifying for the rescheduled Tokyo Games due to a rule change, the Inside the Games website reported on Wednesday. Hubbard was effectively guaranteed a spot in the women's ...
Sapir Berman made sports history on Monday, officiating at a soccer match in Israel's Premier League for the first time since coming out as transgender. "This is the first step in a long and wonderful journey. Sapir, we are proud to do it with you," ...
Debate over preschool teaching of gender identity issues in Japan
Experts have said that more than half of people with gender identity disorder "begin to feel uncomfortable about their gender before entering elementary school."
Byun Hee-soo was forcibly discharged from the army after sex reassignment surgery.
India must legalize same-sex marriage
India is clearly lagging behind, so much so that the country’s courts took close to 25 years to merely decriminalize consensual and private same-sex activity.
People changing registered gender rising at record pace in Japan
A record high total of 948 people changed their officially registered gender in 2019, up from 868 in 2018.
Surveys find more than 600 prefecture-run schools in at least 19 of Japan's 47 prefectures have relaxed restrictions regarding uniform dress codes.
Your sexuality can make you enemy of the state in Poland
Once a model European Union country diligently integrating with its Western allies, Poland stands out even among eastern members for the way it is rebelling against Brussels.
Japanese firms begin to reconsider gender question on resumes
The practice of identifying gender on resumes through responses and photos is particularly problematic for transgender people, often leading to obstacles in getting hired, experts say.
