The Osaka High Court has ruled that Japan’s family registration system, known as koseki, violates the constitution by allowing only “male” and “female” gender categories. The case was brought by a 50-year-old nonbinary person from Kyoto Prefecture, who wanted their registry designation changed from “eldest daughter” to a gender-neutral term such as “eldest child.”
Transphobic trolls on should not be treated as sincere participants in a debate. Their aim is rarely truth-seeking: it is to dominate, exhaust and silence trans people and their allies. The article links trolling to broader patterns of bullying, where aggression is used to enforce status, police gender norms and win approval from like-minded people.
Building on the essential research of Stef Shuster and Laurel Westbrook, researcher Matilda Wurm and colleagues offer us a paper full of insights into the upside of being trans. Breaking her research down into the themes of joy, growth, and peace, Wurm offered compelling reasons why someone would want to live a trans life.
