transgender

Film / Reviews Aug 13, 2020

‘Zero as You Are’: An intimate look at a journey of self-discovery

by Mark Schilling

Director Miyuki Tokoi documented Takamasa “Sky” Kobayashi’s life as a transgender teenager and adult over the course of nine years.

Asia Pacific / Social Issues Jun 30, 2020

China's drag queens no longer content to wait in the wings

Neon lights lit up a Shanghai stage as a whistle from the crowd pierced the air, heralding the live debut of Chinese drag queen "Miss Cream." Also known by his real name, Yan Anyu, the 18-year-old from the northern province of Hebei strutted out in ...

World / Social Issues Jun 16, 2020

Next LGBT rights legal battle looms after U.S. Supreme Court victory

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling protecting LGBT rights in the workplace sets the stage for another major legal fight over the scope of religious-rights exemptions to certain federal laws that could dilute the landmark decision's impact. The justices ruled 6-3 on Monday that federal employment ...

National Jun 13, 2020

Only 10% of firms in Japan have addressed LGBT issues, survey finds

Just over 10 percent of companies in Japan have policies aimed at protecting the rights of sexual minorities, a recent government survey revealed, reflecting the nation's lack of progress in addressing workplace inequality. The first survey of its kind conducted by the Health, Labor and ...

National / Social Issues Jun 1, 2020

Okayama to join other Japan cities issuing certificates for same-sex partnerships

The city of Okayama said Monday it will issue certificates recognizing same-sex partnership starting July 1 to couples living in or planning to move to the city. It will join nearly 50 other local governments in the country issuing similar certificates to lesbian, gay, bisexual ...

Asia Pacific Jan 22, 2020

'I will continue to fight': South Korea's first transgender soldier vows to oppose dismissal

South Korea's first transgender soldier said Wednesday she would sue the military after it announced it would dismiss her for undergoing gender reassignment surgery last year. Byun Hui-su, who holds the rank of staff sergeant and is stationed in Gyeonggi Province, north of Seoul, had ...

National Jan 6, 2020

Minato Ward in Tokyo to guarantee LGBT people's right to self-expression through appearance

Minato Ward in Tokyo plans to revise its gender equality ordinance to guarantee the right of LGBT people to express themselves through their personal appearance. According to sources, the ward's plan would mean changing, among other regulations, school uniform rules that require boys to wear ...

National / Social Issues Dec 13, 2019

Tokyo court rules limit on washroom use for transgender METI official was illegal

The Tokyo District Court ordered the government Thursday to pay damages to a transgender ministry official, ruling that it was illegal for her workplace to impose restrictions on her use of women's washrooms. The court ordered the state to pay the Economy, Trade and Industry ...

National Dec 4, 2019

Transgender woman with 8-year-old daughter sues over right to change sex listed in Japan's family register

A 52-year-old in Hyogo Prefecture has filed a claim challenging the constitutionality of a law that blocks people with children who are minors from changing their sex in the official family registry system maintained by Japanese authorities. In the claim, filed Tuesday with the Amagasaki ...

National Oct 7, 2019

Against medical academy guidelines, four clinics give reproductive assistance to LGBT couples: survey

Four medical facilities have provided assisted reproductive treatment for lesbian and transgender couples against the guidelines set by the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a survey showed Sunday. Two medical facilities have used sperm from a third person to artificially inseminate lesbian couples, while ...