Current Version
| Region | Japan |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | May 28, 1997 |
| Description | Until 1998, under Clause 28 of the Eugenics Protection Law, gender reassignment surgery was banned. The law prohibited any surgery deemed unnecessary that caused sterilization. This was highlighted in the 1965 "Blue Boy Trial" - Blue Boy was a Japanese slang term for trans women. |
| Sources | https://newhistories.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/volumes/2022-23/volume-23/long-read-a-history-of-the-japanese-lgbtq-community - paragraph 30 https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=UrcFreVIyaQC&oi=fnd&pg=PP8&ots=1zTYDnyklV&sig=ZnWwh98zIftga1IgywJnEaBCaD8&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false - pages 115 & 205 https://www.jspn.or.jp/uploads/uploads/files/activity/gid_guideline_no5.pdf - pages 9 & 10 |
| Federal Law | Yes |
Revision History (2)
edited by jadeywadey. Updated entry to show end of ban
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0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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| End Date | 1998 | May 28, 1997 |
| Sources | https://newhistories.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/volumes/2022-23/volume-23/long-read-a-history-of-the-japanese-lgbtq-community - paragraph 30 https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=UrcFreVIyaQC&oi=fnd&pg=PP8&ots=1zTYDnyklV&sig=ZnWwh98zIftga1IgywJnEaBCaD8&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false - pages 115 & 205 | https://newhistories.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/volumes/2022-23/volume-23/long-read-a-history-of-the-japanese-lgbtq-community - paragraph 30 https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=UrcFreVIyaQC&oi=fnd&pg=PP8&ots=1zTYDnyklV&sig=ZnWwh98zIftga1IgywJnEaBCaD8&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false - pages 115 & 205 https://www.jspn.or.jp/uploads/uploads/files/activity/gid_guideline_no5.pdf - pages 9 & 10 |
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created by jadeywadey
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Banned |
| Federal Law | Yes |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | 1998 |
| Description | Until 1998, under Clause 28 of the Eugenics Protection Law, gender reassignment surgery was banned. The law prohibited any surgery deemed unnecessary that caused sterilization. This was highlighted in the 1965 "Blue Boy Trial" - Blue Boy was a Japanese slang term for trans women. |
| Sources | https://newhistories.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/volumes/2022-23/volume-23/long-read-a-history-of-the-japanese-lgbtq-community - paragraph 30 https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=UrcFreVIyaQC&oi=fnd&pg=PP8&ots=1zTYDnyklV&sig=ZnWwh98zIftga1IgywJnEaBCaD8&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false - pages 115 & 205 |