PinkNews is facing a fresh wave of public scrutiny after platforming Health Secretary Wes Streeting in a column on trans youth healthcare. The internationally-read LGBTQ+ news media brand, which claims to “inform and inspire” millions of readers worldwide, has garnered widespread backlash after platforming the Ilford North MP in an Continue Reading
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Blue Boy Trial (2025)
Photos © 2025 “Blue Boy Trial” Film Partners In 1969, a verdict was delivered in a criminal trial that resulted in a moratorium on GRS in Japan for the next three decades [*]. The trial involved an intersection between medical ethics, prostitution, police power, and eugenics. It became known as Continue Reading
Tokyo High Court Rules Lack of Marriage Equality Constitutional, Despite Other Rulings
PHOTO: by Kakidai, under CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons On 28 November 2025, the Tokyo High Court ruled that Japan’s lack of marriage equality was constitutional, contrary to all of the five earlier High Court decisions, including one out of the same Tokyo High Court (albeit in a Continue Reading
New Japanese Court Win, Expanded (But Still Restricted) Rights for Same Sex Couples, and Takaichi’s Ascendancy
This article covers a lot of ground. Since our last article on Japan, there have been quite a few developments in the realm of trans and LGBTQ rights, as well as one big area for potential concern. We will start with the good news. Sapporo Family Court Finds Requirement for 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