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TOKYO—A Japanese court on Friday ruled that only children born before a trans woman undergoes a surgical and legal transition can be legally recognized as her children, but those born after her transition are not. The court ruled that it could not be done, the media said.
In Japan, where many LGBTQ+ people have yet to come out to their families, anyone who wishes to legally change their gender must undergo surgery to remove their natural genitals. group.
Transgender women were assigned the male gender at birth, but had sex with their female partners using stored sperm prior to transition. and gave birth to her two daughters, public broadcaster NHK and Kyodo News reported.
Four years ago, she was legally allowed to change her registered gender, the report said.
Her partner was recognized as the legal mother of the girls because she gave birth to them, but a request to be recognized as the parent of a trans woman was announced in February at a Tokyo home.
The court said, ``Currently, nothing in Japanese law recognizes her parental rights,'' and the woman appealed.
On Friday, the Tokyo High Court ruled that he would be recognized as the parent of a daughter born before the legal gender change, but would not be recognized as the parent of a second child born after that. 30}
Further details were not immediately available.
Japan remains the only G7 country that does not recognize same-sex marriage.
In June, a Japanese court ruled that the ban on same-sex marriage was not unconstitutional, resulting in a setback for LGBTQ+ rights after a 2021 court decision to the contrary.
(reported by Elaine Lies, edited by Raissa Kasolowsky)
