On the 7th, the family court issued a decision approving the petition for non-surgical gender change made by a person with gender identity disorder living in Okayama Prefecture. This is in line with the decision of the Grand Bench of the Supreme Court issued in October last year, and the parties expressed their joy at having their second application approved.
Takahito Usui (50) from Shinjo Village, Okayama Prefecture, who is listed as a woman in his family register but has been diagnosed with gender identity disorder and lives as a man, held a press conference on the 7th, stating that he had filed a petition with the Okayama Family Court, Tsuyama Branch, for no surgery. announced that her gender change has been approved.
Usui filed for a non-surgical gender change eight years ago and took his case all the way to the Supreme Court, but he was rejected.
However, in October of last year, the Supreme Court decided in a ruling on another person's petition that the law's requirement that sex change requires undergoing surgery to eliminate reproductive function was unconstitutional and invalid, so the decision was made for a second time. was filing a complaint.
At the press conference, Ms. Usui expressed her joy, saying, ``I'm very happy and deeply moved.I think I'll start to feel better when I get married and my family can enroll in insurance.I've made it to the starting point of a new life.''
She also said, ``I feel that society has changed. I think that a foundation has been created where people with gender identity disorder and people who thought they had no connection can come to terms with each other and have proper discussions.''