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msongs

(67,465 posts) Fri Jan 25, 2019, 03:14 AM Jan 2019

Japan requires transgender people to be sterilized before their gender can be changed on official

documents.

"Japan's supreme court has upheld a law that effectively requires transgender people to be sterilized before their gender can be changed on official documents.

The court acknowledged "doubts" were emerging over whether the rule reflects changing social values, but said the law was constitutional.

The decision, issued Wednesday but published on Thursday, upholds a law that requires any individual wishing to change their documents have "no reproductive glands or reproductive glands that have permanently lost function," referring to testes or ovaries.

It also requires the person to have "a body which appears to have parts that resemble the genital organs of those of the opposite gender."

https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-court-upholds-%27sterilisation%27-rule-for-gender-change

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Japan requires transgender people to be sterilized before their gender can be changed on official (Original Post) msongs Jan 2019 OP

That is so sick. applegrove Jan 2019 #1

I don't understand why so many people put so much energy into this. Drahthaardogs Jan 2019 #2

This was the law in Norway too, until activists got it changed. KitSileya Jan 2019 #3

Sad to hear eugenics is alive and well. I thought the Japanese were smarter. Vinca Jan 2019 #4

This actually isn't very surprising. Act_of_Reparation Jan 2019 #5

Nope. Not. betsuni Jan 2019 #6

applegrove

(118,855 posts)

1. That is so sick.

Reply to msongs (Original post)

Fri Jan 25, 2019, 03:15 AM

Jan 2019

Drahthaardogs

(6,843 posts)

2. I don't understand why so many people put so much energy into this.

Reply to msongs (Original post)

Fri Jan 25, 2019, 06:55 AM

Jan 2019

Why would anyone make this a law? Why would how a person identified themselves concern you so much you feel compelled to create a law.

I can honestly say I go through the day and worry about how people identify themselves like zero seconds. I just don't see how it's any if my business nor do I really care.

Do people have this much idle time?