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'Deeply hurt': Anti-trans hostility rises in Japan / 33PB8AU
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A courtroom win and new anti-discrimination law could be seen as signs Japan is warming to the protection of LGBTQ rights. But activists warn of a dark side.
They say recent months have seen a rising tide of hateful online rhetoric, particularly targeting transgender women.
"In the deliberation of the LGBT legislation in parliament, the debates over transgender people’s use of public toilets and baths escalated exponentially, and many transgender people and their friends and supporters are deeply hurt," says Minori Tokieda, a transgender woman. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES