Talk:Tooru Mutsuki/@comment-142.105.20.200-20141229042011/@comment-10733658-20141229083244

性同一性障害者の性別の取扱いの特例に関する法律" (Act on Special Cases in Handling Gender for People with Gender Identity Disorder)

The Japanese Law passed in 2003 that allows people to change their legal documents if they meet the following requirements:

1. Full reassignment (full surgical procedures and hormone therapy).

2. 20 years or older.

3. Unmarried.

4. Childless.

The last two conditions are pretty controversial, apparently. The medical procedures are not covered by national healthcare, so the person has to pay fully out of pocket for it. The first known ruling involving the law in action involved a Transman petitioning to change his family registry, which still listed him as a woman.