Japan's Top Court Strikes Down Transgender Sterilization Rule
Japan's top court has ruled that transgender people should be able to change their legal gender without undergoing sterilization surgery, as previously.
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00:00 Japan's top court has axed a rule that required transgender people to get sterilized before
00:06 they could change their legal gender.
00:08 It's a landmark change in a country where LGBTQ rights are still progressing.
00:13 However, another rule requiring a person's genitals to match their gender is still up
00:19 for discussion in a lower court, disappointing rights groups.
00:23 (chewing)