Accepting transgender students October 28th at 4:40
Last month, Miyagi Gakuin Women's University in Sendai City announced that it accepts transgender students whose male registries are male and whose genders are female. The movement to accept and consider transgender students is spreading at women's universities throughout the country.
Last month, Miyagi Gakuin Women's University in Sendai City announced that it would accept transgender students from the year 2021 whose male registries are male and whose gender identity is female.
The gender that the person recognizes is not necessary to have a doctor's medical certificate to confirm that the gender identity is a woman, and the university explains that the person is aware that he is a woman and wants to live as a woman. The
This means that students are generally well-received about their decision to accept.
The acceptance of transgender students has been considered by women's universities nationwide for the past few years, and Ochanomizu University in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo and Nara Women's University in Nara City have already been transgender students since 2020. Has decided to accept.
In both universities, a doctor's medical certificate is not always necessary, but it is necessary to submit documents in advance about the circumstances of recognizing that you are a woman and the content you want to consider when entering or entering an entrance examination.
Tokyo Women's University, Japan Women's University, Tsuda College, and Chikushi Jogakuen University in Fukuoka Prefecture are also considering accepting transgender students.
Mr. Shin Hirakawa, president of Miyagi Gakuin Women's University, who decided to accept for the first time at a private university, said, “It is the mission of the university to push each back so that each student can live their own way. I think it will lead to enrichment. "