LGBT rights in Tokyo
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Tokyo is one of Japan's leading jurisdictions when it comes to civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. Jurisdictions in Tokyo were among the first to establish partnership registries for same-sex couples, and Tokyo became the tenth prefecture-level government to establish a registry in November 2022. Previously in 2018, Tokyo became the first prefecture-level government to enact an LGBT-inclusive human rights law protecting against discrimination and hate speech.
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LGBT rights in Tokyo | |
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Status | Legal since 1880 |
Gender identity | Change of legal sex allowed since 2004, following sex reassignment surgery |
Discrimination protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity protected |
Family rights | |
Recognition of relationships | Registered partnerships metropolis-wide since 2022, in several wards and cities since 2015 |
Adoption | Ambiguous; second-parent registration allowed through partnership registry since 2022 |
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