Tag: Kanae Doi
Japan: Compelled Sterilisation of Transgender People
Japan’s government should stop forcing transgender people to be surgically sterilised if they want legal recognition of their gender identity, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Tokyo: New Law Bars LGBTQ Discrimination
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has passed a bill that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, Human Rights Watch said today.
Japan: Anti-Bullying Policy to Protect LGBT Students
Japan’s updated national bullying prevention policy will for the first time protect sexual and gender minority students, Human Rights Watch said today. The measure will boost Japan’s reputation regionally and internationally on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights.