Reported 10 months ago
The Japanese Supreme Court ruled in favor of a 40-year-old individual (referred to as A) who transitioned from male to female and used their own frozen sperm to conceive two daughters with their female partner. This marked the first time in Japan that a legally recognized parent (biological father) transitioned from male to female and established a parental relationship with children born post-transition. The decision emphasized the importance of recognizing parent-child relationships for the well-being of the children involved, overturning previous lower court rulings that had denied A's parental rights to the children.
Source: YAHOO