Japan Rules Sterilization For Gender Change Unconstitutional
Japan’s legal landscape underwent a subtle yet profound transformation as the nation’s apex court delivered a groundbreaking verdict, pronouncing a contentious legal clause – one that mandated sterilization as a prerequisite for gender change – as unconstitutional. In the hushed corridors of jurisprudence, this decision reverberates with the hopes and aspirations of transgender individuals in Japan. Yet, beneath the surface, …