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Trans people are excluded from contributing to a legal case directly affecting them.
On the 8th of October, the Good Law Project put out a statement on their social media stating that the Supreme Court has excluded Victoria McCloud and Stephen Whittle from intervening “in a case trying to strip them of rights they’ve held for 20 years”. They are also adding that Continue Reading
Japan’s Transgender Treatment Guidelines Receive Update
Japan’s Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (JSPN) finalized the 5th edition of their treatment guidelines for gender incongruence (formerly gender identity disorder) on August 21 and released them the following week on the Society’s website as well as on that of the newly renamed Japanese Society of Gender Incongruence (JSGI, Continue Reading
Trans activists scramble up building to save banner from government theft.
As employees were returning from their extended bank holiday weekend, activists were anxiously waiting. Knowing that the staff at the Department of Education would likely do something to disrupt their protest. At half 9, their fears had been realised. Earlier on the 27th August at 6am, the Trans Kids Deserve Continue Reading
A Snag on the Way to Marriage Equality in Japan
Following WhatTheTrans’ earlier piece on same-sex marriage alternatives in Japan, a number of municipalities have either begun listing, or are considering listing, same-sex partners as common law spouses on locally maintained resident registries (details on this development can be read about in “In First, Gay Couple in Japan Wins Common Continue Reading