LGBT Rights in Kôti
Perfecture

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History

Homosexual activity in Kôti

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Homosexual activity in Kôti is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Same-sex marriage in Kôti

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Same-sex marriage in Kôti is banned.

Current status
Banned under federal Japan law
Japan high court has upheld their rulings for keeping same-sex marriage illegal. Most recent ruling being 2023, Toyoko has begun issuing special same-sex partnership certificates. However, they do not mirror same-sex marriage certificates from the country.

Moreover, in March of 2025, the Nagoya High Court has ruled the ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional.

Censorship of LGBT issues in Kôti

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Kôti is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Right to change legal gender in Kôti

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Right to change legal gender in Kôti is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Gender-affirming care in Kôti

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Gender-affirming care in Kôti is legal, but restricted for minors.

Current status
Since May 28, 1997
Legal, but restricted for minors under federal Japan law
The Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (JSPN) allows Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) for those aged 15 and over with parental consent. The law considered to have potentially banned it was the Eugenics Protection Law but in 1998 it was ruled that when done in accordance of JSPN regulations it was not in violation of the law.
Sources:
www.jspn.or.jp/uploads/uplo… page 13 (age limit & requirements)

www.jspn.or.jp/uploads/uplo… pages 9 & 10 (legality)
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Until May 28, 1997
Banned under federal Japan law
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.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kôti

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kôti is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Kôti

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LGBT discrimination in Kôti is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT employment discrimination in Kôti

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LGBT employment discrimination in Kôti is unknown.

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Unknown

LGBT housing discrimination in Kôti

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LGBT housing discrimination in Kôti is unknown.

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Unknown

Same-sex adoption in Kôti

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Same-sex adoption in Kôti is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Intersex infant surgery in Kôti

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Intersex infant surgery in Kôti is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Kôti

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Serving openly in military in Kôti is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Blood donations by MSMs in Kôti

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Blood donations by MSMs in Kôti is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Conversion therapy in Kôti

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Conversion therapy in Kôti is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Equal age of consent in Kôti

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Equal age of consent in Kôti is unknown.

Current status
Unknown