TOKYO, Oct 25 Japan’s top court is set to rule today on the validity of a legal clause that requires people who want to legally change their gender to undergo sterilisation.
A small number of countries have made it easier for transgender people to change their legal gender, while other nations have restricted such changes, notably Russia and Pakistan
Japan's Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a two-decade-old law that required transgender citizens to undergo sterilization surgery to change the gender they were assigned at birth.
Japan’s Supreme Court has ruled that a law requiring transgender individuals to undergo sterilization surgery to officially change their gender is unconstitutional on Wednesday. The Supreme Court’s ruling: The landmark verdict, which was welcomed by LGBTQ+ advocates, applies specifically to the sterilization portion of the 2003 law but does not address the overall requirement for gender-transition surgery. The law’s sterilization requirement was deemed to present a “cruel choice” for those seeking a gender change, infringing on their human rights.
Japan's top court is set to rule on Wednesday on the validity of a legal clause that requires people who want to legally change their gender to undergo sterilisation surgery.