LGBT

Osaka High Court Overturns Lower Court Ruling, Finds Lack of Marriage Equality Unconstitutional [Updated]

Posted on by Viridian Lakes

(Photo: Osaka High Court, by Topgun1997 via Wikimedia Commons) On 25 March, the Osaka High Court found that the country’s lack of marriage equality was unconstitutional. This makes the fifth high court finding Japanese law to be out of step with the country’s constitution in regards to marriage equality. Significantly, Continue Reading

Trans Woman’s Petition to Change Legal Sex Without Divorce Rejected by Kyoto Court

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(Photo by Mikhail Pavstyuk at Unsplash) On 19 March, the Kyoto Family Court rejected a petition brought by a married trans woman to change legal sex. The petition stemmed from the fact that Japan’s legal transition law requires a person to be unmarried. The petitioner has already expressed her intention Continue Reading

PODCAST [TRANSCRIBED] – Transnational Trans News

Posted on by Ashleigh Talbot

On this extremely chonky episode of What the Trans?! Flint, Ashleigh and Alyx rake over the coals on:  References Action Alley Postcode Lottery Research Study The author of the study is on BlueSky Football v Transphobia Nottingham Against Transphobia on Instagram Texas Texas AG Paxton Declares Court Orders “Void,” Orders Continue Reading

Liberal Voices for Women member harasses LGBT members at 2024 conference.

Posted on by Alyx Bedwell

On the 19th March the Liberal Democrats LGBT Committee released a statement that said members of their group were harassed at the Liberal Democrat Autumn conference in 2024 by the anti trans activist group Liberal Voices for Women. Explaining that a LVW member had harassed a member of the “LGBT+ Continue Reading

Fourth Japanese High Court Finds No Marriage Equality Unconstitutional

Posted on by Viridian Lakes

PHOTO: Nagoya High Court building, by Evelyn-Rose, via Wikimedia Commons. So many courts in Japan have found the country not allowing same sex couples to marry unconstitutional that we are having trouble thinking of new, catchy titles for articles. Hopefully, parliament will listen and we won’t have to! (See our Continue Reading