OSAKA – Japan’s family register system, which only allows male and female designations in its gender entry, infringes on Article 14 of the Constitution, the Osaka High Court has said.

Gender identity is “directly linked to an individual’s personal existence, making it a significant legal good,” the court said in its judgment, dated Friday, in a case filed by a nonbinary person in their 50s registered as female.

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