Trans Identities is the topic for May’s Newsletter. Inside you’ll find pieces of information pertaining to trans-ness, trans individuals, and trans rights around the world. We also highlight some days of awareness to observe this month. Enjoy !
Trans man Tomoya Hosoda (25) has been elected a councillor for the city of Iruma (Saitama Prefecture) (http://www.saitama-np.co.jp/news/2017/03/14/07.html). He placed 21st out of the 22 seats contested in the election. “It was a tight race, I still haven’t really processed it”, Hosoda said, surrounded by supporters as he received the news Monday morning. Hosoda has…
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This article was originally published in the February 2017 issue of the Connect magazine. For more information about Connect and their engaging articles written by and for the ex-pat community in Japan, please visit their website. LGBT Beyond Tokyo: Doing Your Best With Less Michelle Belmont Every time I read an interesting, informative…
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