Court in Japan allows transgender woman to officially change gender without compulsory surgery
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A Japanese high court has approved a legal gender change for a transgender woman without requiring compulsory gender-affirming surgery
A Japanese high court has approved a legal gender change for a transgender woman without requiring compulsory gender-affirming surgery