Japan court says requiring surgery for gender switch unconstitutional

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/10/a43de58c6e29-urgent-japan-court-nullifies-rule-requiring-surgery-for-gender-switch.html

A Japanese court has said that a law requiring surgery to switch genders on a family registry is unconstitutional in a ruling on a case involving a transgender man in central Japan, according to his lawyers.

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bappity@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2y (4 replies)

why is Japan taking all these Ws lately

conno02@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y

japan is sort of weird when it comes to to their relationship with gender and sexuality. in japan, it's more culturally accepted to swap genders than to be homosexual.

source: the vague remains of a youtube video essay that still linger within my mind

mentalNothing@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

Let him cook

ZILtoid1991@kbin.social · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Because the rest of the world is taking massive Ls...

fushi01@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

just the US