Current Version
Region | Japan |
Issue | Legal recognition of non-binary gender |
Status | Not legally recognized |
Start Date | past |
End Date | now |
Description | Non-binary gender is not legally recognized in Japan. However, the city of Yokosuka recognizes the relationships of people of all genders, including "x-gender", the common term for non-binary in Japan. |
Sources | https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/05/25/law-undermines-dignity/momentum-revise-japans-legal-gender-recognition-process, https://www.hrw.org/report/2019/03/19/really-high-hurdle/japans-abusive-transgender-legal-recognition-process https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/576/ |
Revision History (2)
Revision by Notdog1996. Entry was wrong. Non-binary gender is not recognized in Japan.
Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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Value | Recognized | Not legally recognized |
Start Date | 2019-06-12 | 0000-01-01 |
Note | Although non-binary gender recognition and changing gender is legal, it is a regressive and harmful progress. | Non-binary gender is not legally recognized in Japan. However, the city of Yokosuka recognizes the relationships of people of all genders, including "x-gender", the common term for non-binary in Japan. |
Revision by Buzdolabimotoru
Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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Start Date | 0000-01-01 | 2019-06-12 |
Sources | https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/05/25/law-undermines-dignity/momentum-revise-japans-legal-gender-recognition-process, https://www.hrw.org/report/2019/03/19/really-high-hurdle/japans-abusive-transgender-legal-recognition-process | https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/05/25/law-undermines-dignity/momentum-revise-japans-legal-gender-recognition-process, https://www.hrw.org/report/2019/03/19/really-high-hurdle/japans-abusive-transgender-legal-recognition-process https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/576/ |