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I’m a student in Japan. I’m not good at use English. So there must be many mistakes in my E-mail. But please lead all this mail. I would like to tell you about a matter in Japan. The Governor of Tokyo whose name is Shintaro Ishihara made inappropriate remarks that discriminate gays and lesbians. That was last December. Last December a expression control question happened in Tokyo. The Governor in Tokyo made a municipal ordinance that control sexual expressions in publications and met with strong opposition from residents because the control was too tyrannical and the freedom of expression is guaranteed constitutionally in Japan. So Shintaro Ishihara gave an interview about the question. Then he made the inappropriate remarks. He said “There are many gay and lesbian entertainers in TV shows. We shouldn’t let this rampancy run.” And he said “Gays and lesbians run short for something.” I got angry at what he said. But Japanese mass media didn’t take up these inappropriate remarks big.
Then I have a favor to ask of you. Would you announce an official statement that criticize what the Governor of Tokyo said to Japanese mass media and tell all Japanese how discriminative and hateful what he said was.
I would like you to know the article below.
I translated by google translation.
Ishihara: gay, "too bad"
Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara is 07 for homosexuals "have the feeling that somewhere still missing. Like it because of genetics.'m In the minority, I feel sorry," he said.
Ishihara February 3 PTA when the lobby for tighter regulation of cartoon sex organizations, "You do not hesitate to come out a bunch of homosexuals in something television. Japan is be too recklessly," he said has responded to a reporter's question to determine the real intention.
Ishihara 7 days, as memories of the past when it visited San Francisco, "I saw a gay parade, I thought it look really sorry. A pair of men, but a pair of women still missing somewhere you feel, "he said.
TV appearance for homosexual, "and particularly for selling it to Shoappu, and that I Dounokouno of the TV, I'll no cases of foreign" and again mentioned. [Work] Mano Mori
Now I suffer from serious complication out of gender reassignment surgery in Thailand forced to recognisation of my personality, that is, my legal sex. But no dorcor help or care me and I also suffer from dreadful discrimination because of my disabilities, not only my gender identity. And further I am oppressed because I translated The Yogyakarta Principles into Japanese and Latin that are in Wipipedia. But I regret to translate this into Swedish where forced stelirisations are required for legal sex change. Yet I am released to know that United Nation have recognised NGO for LGBT according to the additional recommandation of The Yogyakarta Principles. I have been treated as a slave because of my gender identity. Still now I even regret that I hesitated to kill myself at the age of ten. My future depends on the permission of my asylum.
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Now I have to tell a abonimable news in prison in Japan. According to the information dated 24 February 2012, the Hyogo Lawyers' Association has given a recommendation for a transsexual woman to replace to female institution, who is now placed in male prison, an isolate cell. She is now completely treated as male despite she has has ungergone SRS before detention. She had her body checked by male staff and has had her hair shaved just like as Anne Frank had done at her arrival at Auschwiz. I feeze at this news; I cannot beleive that such a inhuman treatment is performed in a civilized country. Yet I must cry for the justice of international human rights law, because we are not slave nor monsters, but women and humankind with inherit dignity. I hope and demand global action for all citizens in the world and international comunity to save her.
ami
(user currently living in JAPAN)
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bisexual
readers
on 08/05/2013
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I am a japanese girl.
Please help us!!
My country,especially japanese politicians(a lot of males)ignore LGBT.Recently,Prime Minister work out The policy of a "female notebook".This contents, the government informs teenager girls and young women of suitable age for pregnancy. The government will distributes it to all "women" . Many japanese politicians think a woman is an existence for bearing a child,and don't think those whose hurt and body do not correspond!!
Then I have a favor to ask of you. Would you announce an official statement that criticize what the Governor of Tokyo said to Japanese mass media and tell all Japanese how discriminative and hateful what he said was.