It is unconstitutional for a woman of American nationality who changed her gender from male to female in the United States after marrying a Japanese woman to change the resident's card to female in Japan. I have filed a lawsuit seeking compensation from the local government.
According to the complaint, American national Erin McLady married a Japanese woman in 2000 and lives in Japan with her three children, but in 2018 she changed her gender to a woman in the United States.
Immediately after that, he applied to Meguro-ku, Tokyo to change the gender of his resident card to female, but he said that it was unconstitutional and demanded compensation of 2.2 million yen from the national and local governments.
Elin McCready held a press conference and said, "I will change my gender and support my family and workplace, but only the country will not approve it. I think the Japanese government needs to change the way of thinking about families." ..
Attorney Toshimasa Yamashita said, "Because it is related to the basis of personality, the country should stop taking ad hoc measures. I want you to think about the importance of living with your own gender." It was.