Trans man denied recognition of fatherhood in Japan

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Despite being official recognized as male, judge rules that trans man cannot be named on his child’s birth certificate



A judge in Japan denied a trans man the right to be registered as the father on his son’s birth certificate at Tokyo Family Court last Wednesday (31 October).

The man had his male gender officially recognized before marrying his wife in 2008 and the husband of a woman who has a child is presumed to be the father in Japan.

Judge Yoshiki Matsutani said his ruling against the father’s wishes was not a violation of the constitution which protects against discrimination, including sex, Japan Daily Press reports.

Matsutani said that the man cannot be the father because he is unable to produce sperm (the child was conceived via sperm donation) and that the father’s name on the child’s birth certificate should remain blank.

The father said he will continue to fight for recognition. ‘I feel I am being discriminated against,’ he said. ‘I will continue to fight so that I can live as a husband and father.’

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Thousands March in Japan Gay Pride Parade

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Parade participants pose prior to the Tokyo Rainbow Pride parade in Tokyo on Sunday. Thousands of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders and their supporters participated in the parade on Sunday to dispel prejudice and discrimination against sexual minorities. (Reuters Photo)

Some 2,500 people marched in a gay pride parade in Tokyo on Sunday, vowing to transform a low-profile campaign for the rights of sexual minorities into a major movement in Japan.

The crowd, mainly from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, as well as their supporters and sex workers, paraded through the capital’s entertainment and shopping district of Shibuya.

Waving rainbow-colored flags and banners, foreign and Japanese campaigners marched in colorful carnival and samurai warrior outfits.

It was the first parade organized by Tokyo Rainbow Pride, a private organization formed last year which aims to support the rights of sexual minorities.

“Compared with that of New York or London, Japan’s awareness of sexual minorities is quite low,” said Sayaka Kato, a spokeswoman for the organization.

“I’m afraid Japan has yet to have a culture of accepting diversity.”

The group hopes to stage a gay pride parade with 50,000 participants within the next five years by expanding its networks among not only Japanese but foreign residents.

Wataru Ishizaka, 35, who as an openly gay politician in Japan is a rarity, noted that a number of sexual minorities in the country still hesitate to take part in events in support of LGBT rights for fear of discrimination.

“Japanese sexual minorities are still concerned about their exposure to the public,” said Ishizaka, a local Tokyo politician, after participating in the parade.

Agence France-Presse



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3º Festival Internacional de Animação LGBT 2011

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Acontecerá nos dias 6 e 13 de maio o 3º Festival Internacional de Animação LGBT (Lésbicas, Gays, Bissexuais e Transgêneros). O festival reúne diversas animações com temas do universo gay.

Tales From The Powder Room - Curta que será exibido no evento

Idealizado por Alexander Mello e Leandro Morais, o evento será sediado no mesmo espaço das outras edições, no Cine Cultural Justiça Federal, no Rio de Janeiro.

A proposta dos organizadores não será apenas entreter o público, e sim mostrar também filmes de animação que divulguem a cultura e o estilo de vida dos gays de diversos países, mostrando o significado real deste universo com o objetivo de educar e derrubar tabus.

Nesta edição, o festival apresenta 45 filmes do mundo todo, sendo 23 títulos competindo na categoria curta-metragem, 12 episódios de animação para o Especial J.J. Sedelmaier e outras 10 para a Retrospectiva de 2010. Entre alguns países que exibirão suas obras será o Canadá, França, Japão, Polônia, Alemanha, Brasil, Reino Unido e outros.

O ESPECIAL J.J.SEDELMAIER traz 11 episódios dos super-heróis gays Ace e Gary de “Ambiguously Gay Duo” .O especial é uma parceria do festival com o estúdio de animação norte-americano J.J. Seldelmaier Studios

O Júri Popular será formado pelas pessoas presentes em cada sessão. O animador e designer Alan Nóbrega, e o professor e pesquisador Sérgio Motta compõem o Júri Técnico. Já o Júri do Festival é formado pelos diretores do evento, Alexander Mello e Leandro Morais. Infelizmente o evento não tem apoio para realização em São Paulo.

Vamos aguardar para que nas próximas edições isso venha a acontecer. Afinal, diante de tantas barbaridades que estão acontecendo na cidade de São Paulo em relação ao preconceito, essa ação do festival seria uma grande iniciativa pacífica em mostrar que todas as pessoas poderão ser felizes, sem precisar lutar por algo que deveria ser de direito. Direito de poder ser quem é.

Veja a vinheta oficial do evento

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