'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 ...
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 ...
Transgender Germans demand compensation for sterilization
When German authorities insisted Tsepo Bollwinkel get sterilized in order to be legally considered a man 25 years ago, he was "eager to follow the rules, even if they sounded insane. Now Bollwinkel, a 58-year-old empowerment coach, wants compensation for himself and potentially thousands of ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
U.K. transgender man who gave birth to be registered as child's mom, court rules
A transgender man who gave birth but did not want to be registered as the child's mother on the birth certificate lost a legal battle at England's High Court on Wednesday. Freddy McConnell, 32, was born as a woman but has lived as a man ...
Private women's university in Miyagi to accept transgender students
A private women's university in Miyagi Prefecture said Saturday it will start accepting from April 2021 students who were assigned male at birth but identify as female, becoming the first private institution in Japan to admit such transgender students. Miyagi Gakuin Women's University in Sendai ...
Japan grants long-term resident status to transgender foreign national for first time
Woman expresses hope that the decision will pave the way for improving international LGBT couples’ rights in Japan.
Transgender worker sues Osaka hospital after supervisor told colleagues she transitioned to female
A woman sued the operator of an Osaka hospital where she works on Friday, claiming she suffered undue emotional distress after her boss revealed to colleagues she had transitioned some years earlier due to her gender dysphoria. In a damages lawsuit filed with the Osaka ...
Victoria's Secret hires transgender model following criticism
Victoria's Secret hired its first openly transgender model, a capitulation from chief marketing officer Ed Razek's stance as recently as last fall. Brazilian model Valentina Sampaio posted a photo of herself on Instagram, tagging Victoria's Secret. The brand hired her for a campaign for its ...
With spirits high, the LGBT community and supporters marks Tokyo's 25th pride march
According to the organizers, 10,000 people were expected to take part in this year’s march, with more than 180,000 participating in a related festival.
