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LGBT News Schools in Japan to let transgender students use whichever locker room they prefer

Discussion in 'Current Events, World News, & LGBT News' started by CJliving, May 1, 2015.

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  1. CJliving

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    Last month Shibuya passed a bill to recognize same-sex partnerships/unions. This month MEXT (Ministry for Education and Technology) laid out how all public schools across Japan should be treating transgender students and sexual-preference minority students!

    Every single bit of school in Japan is gender-segragated, basically as extreme as they can go without having seperate classes/schools. So this official encouragement to treat transgender students as their appropriate gender is so awesome.

    Here's the article: Schools in Japan to let transgender students use whichever locker room they prefer | The Japan Times

    And considering I've basically heard no talk of any of this in the news, I'm surprised it happened so quickly!
     
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    Re: Schools in Japan to let transgender students use whichever locker room they prefe

    This is great news!
     
    #2 Steam Mecha, May 1, 2015
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    Re: Schools in Japan to let transgender students use whichever locker room they prefe

    Yeah, I was skeptical at first about these things in asian countries (currently live in one and see no hope in it), but this is real change. Go Japan!
     
    #3 RainDreamer, May 1, 2015
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    Re: Schools in Japan to let transgender students use whichever locker room they prefe

    Oh Japan, you make me love you more and more all the time. I want to go back :tears::tears::tears:
     
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    Re: Schools in Japan to let transgender students use whichever locker room they prefe

    *adds this to reasons why japan is awesome/why i should move there*

    Seriously thoughthis is AMAZING!
     
    #5 David21201, May 1, 2015
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    Re: Schools in Japan to let transgender students use whichever locker room they prefe

    Awesome!
     
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    Re: Schools in Japan to let transgender students use whichever locker room they prefe

    Yayy :grin:
     
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    Re: Schools in Japan to let transgender students use whichever locker room they prefe

    Great news!
     
    #8 MetalRice, May 1, 2015
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    Re: Schools in Japan to let transgender students use whichever locker room they prefe

    I sooo envy their uniforms. Go you!
     
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    Re: Schools in Japan to let transgender students use whichever locker room they prefe

    Alright Japan! :eusa_clap
     
    #10 Steele, May 1, 2015
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    Re: Schools in Japan to let transgender students use whichever locker room they prefe

    Sounds like I'm moving to Japan xD
     
    #11 Winter Maiden, May 1, 2015
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