On 19 September, the Sapporo Family Court found that the requirement to have “genitalia matching the target sex” as a requirement to legally change sex in Japan is unconstitutional and therefore invalid, according to an exclusive published in the Asahi Shinbun on 23 September. ([1]) According to Asahi, the case Continue Reading
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M&S: Misinformation & Spin
This week, our podcast will not contain any of our usual segments, including the news coverage that makes up the bulk of our show. We’ve given over the entire episode to a longform interview and discussion with Jasmine Qureshi about queering ecology, and queering as a practice. It’s some fascinating Continue Reading
Durham Uni Form Allegedly asks for Students “Biological sex”
In early June, a post was submitted on the r/TransgenderUK subreddit. In the post was a Uni student who got an offer to study at Durham University. However, as they were filling in forms for accomadation, the university had allegedly requested the student to disclose their “biological sex at birth”, Continue Reading
Japanese NPO ReBit Releases LGBTQ Youth Survey
ReBit, a Japanese NPO focusing on LGBTQ youth and community outreach, released its 2025 survey on the state of young trans people (12-34 year olds) in Japan in a press release on 2 June, followed by a presentation on the survey that WTT attended on 12 June [1]. The survey Continue Reading
Japan Legislative Outlook for June 2025
Upper House Elections and Unfinished Business Following the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) loss of an outright majority in the Lower House in October 2024’s election and parliament set to end its current legislative term on June 22, the Upper House now stands to be dissolved as it completes its elected Continue Reading