A transgender woman is the first person in Japan to be granted a legal gender change without having to undergo compulsory gender-affirming surgery. In order to legally change one's gender on official ...

The Japanese Hiroshima High Court ruled last Tuesday that a transgender woman doesn’t have to get gender-affirming surgery to be legally recognized as a woman, marking a first in the country’s history ...

There have been a number of policy developments in recent years regarding gender markers on legal documents — including, for the first time ever, the option to select X gender on passports. Now, with ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri residents now must provide proof of gender-affirmation surgery or a court order to update their gender on driver’s licenses following a Revenue Department policy change.

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A Japanese high court has approved a legal gender change for a transgender woman without requiring compulsory gender-affirming surgery, a step that LGBTQ groups on Thursday called a mixed victory.