Japanese court allows trans woman to legally change gender without surgery
The woman successfully argued that Japan's surgery requirement for receiving a legal gender change presented her with huge financial and physical burdens.
July 12, 2024
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Sweden: Mandatory Sterilization of Transgender People Officially Ends
Sweden ends its 41-year-old law mandating sterilization for transgender people.
January 15, 2013
Japan Court Rules It Is ‘Unconstitutional’ to Force Transgender People Be Sterilized
The law has long been decried by LGBTQ+ rights groups, and previous challenges in court have been struck down.
October 28, 2023
Turkey Cannot Require Trans People to Be Sterilized
Ten years after a trans man first sued Turkey's government, a European court of human rights found that he should not have been forced to get sterilized prior to being granted access to transition-related surgery.
March 15, 2015
Human Rights Group Tells Japan to Stop Sterilizing Trans Citizens
An outdated law comes under new scrutiny leading into the 2020 Olympics.
March 20, 2019
WATCH: Most Trans Europeans Face This 'Nightmare' to Be Recognized
Transgender Europe offers an insider look at the medical and administrative 'nightmare' many trans Europeans still face in order to obtain accurate legal identification.
February 23, 2015
The Hate Group Hijacking Courts to Undermine Equality
The Alliance Defending Freedom, which argued for a Colorado baker's antigay policy in the Supreme Court, has a long record of homophobic and transphobic activism.
December 6, 2017
Norway Is Latest to Allow Self-Determination of Gender
Following the lead of Denmark, Malta and Ireland, Norway will no longer require anyone aged 16 and older to be sterilized just to have their gender legally recognized.
June 6, 2016
WHO: Remove Surgical Requirements for Legal Gender Change
The World Health Organization released a detailed report urging national and local governing bodies to remove surgical requirements for legal gender recognition.
June 3, 2014
Antigay Hate Group VP to Fox's Laura Ingraham: We're the Victims
Jeremy Tedesco of the Alliance Defending Freedom painted his group as oppressed, even though they've worked for decades to strip women and LGBTQ people of their rights.
November 19, 2018
Connecticut Makes Changing Birth Certificates Easier for Trans Folks
Connecticut becomes the eighth U.S. state to make it easier for transgender citizens to obtain documents that reflect their authentic gender.
June 30, 2015
Florida Pushes Forward to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Medicaid Users
The state is working on a proposed rule change to its Medicaid program that would bar trans people from having their gender-affirming care covered.Â
July 12, 2022
Trans Hawaiians Can Now More Easily Update Their Birth Certificate
Easing requirements for updating legal identification has wide-ranging positive effects for trans people, in aspects of life such as housing and mental health, say advocates.
May 6, 2015
Denmark Passes Groundbreaking Gender 'Self-Determination' Law
This week, Denmark became the first country to allow a legal gender change without a medical statement -- but advocates say the law isn't perfect.
September 3, 2014
Transphobic Republican Debate Condemned as 'Failure of Leadership and of Journalism' by GLAAD
The LGBTQ+ group is denouncing the misinformation spread by most of the candidates and one moderator.
December 9, 2023
Texas AG Declares Trans Medical Care Child Abuse and Targets Parents
This follows the failure of a bill that would have led to parents supportive of trans children being jailed.
February 23, 2022