Setagaya OKs transsexual's election bid with new gender

Setagaya OKs transsexual's election bid with new gender

TOKYO, Japan - Aya Kamikawa (L), who was born a male but now lives socially as a female due to gender identity disorder (GID), files her candidacy for the April 27 Setagaya Ward assembly election with the ward's election administration committee on April 20. Kamikawa is the first person in Japan to register as an election candidate with a gender different from that listed in her official family registry.

Diet panel OKs bill allowing GID parents to change gender

Diet panel OKs bill allowing GID parents to change gender

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Councillors Judicial Affairs Committee votes unanimously for a bill to enable parents with gender identity disorder to change their registered gender after their children have reached adulthood. Under Japan's current sex-change law, only childless adults can legally change their gender. (Kyodo)

Setagaya OKs transsexual's election bid with new gender

Setagaya OKs transsexual's election bid with new gender

TOKYO, Japan - Aya Kamikawa (L), who was born a male but now lives socially as a female due to gender identity disorder (GID), files her candidacy for the April 27 Setagaya Ward assembly election with the ward's election administration committee on April 20. Kamikawa is the first person in Japan to register as an election candidate with a gender different from that listed in her official family registry. (Kyodo)

Hostile Guns - film (1967)

Hostile Guns - film (1967)

George Montgomery Characters: Sheriff Gid McCool Film: Hostile Guns (USA 1967) Director: R.G. Springsteen 01 July 1967 Date: 01-Jul-67

Hostile Guns - film (1967)

Hostile Guns - film (1967)

Tab Hunter, Yvonne De Carlo & George Montgomery Characters: Mike Reno,Laura Mannon & Sheriff Gid McCool Film: Hostile Guns (USA 1967) Director: R.G. Springsteen 01 July 1967 Date: 01-Jul-67

Hostile Guns - film (1967)

Hostile Guns - film (1967)

George Montgomery Characters: Sheriff Gid McCool Film: Hostile Guns (USA 1967) Director: R.G. Springsteen 01 July 1967 Date: 01-Jul-67

GID to serve militarily

GID to serve militarily

U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter attends a press conference at the Pentagon on June 30, 2016, to announce that people with gender identity disorder will be able to serve in the military. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

GID official seeks compensation for discriminatory treatment

GID official seeks compensation for discriminatory treatment

A trade ministry official, who was born as a male but has led life as a female, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2015, after filing a lawsuit to seek compensation for discriminatory treatment. The plaintiff argues discrimination on the basis that the use of the women's washroom has been restricted. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo