Forced Sterilization

In Connecticut you do not need surgery to change you documentation, it is only one of a handful of states that you can change your birth certificate and other IDs without surgery. Some states do not let you change your birth certificate at all.

Human Rights Watch Urges Japan To End Forced Trans Sterilization
"Forcing people to undergo unwanted surgeries to obtain documentation is contrary to [the country's] reputation as a champion of LGBT rights."
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By Samantha Manzella
December 19, 2017
Human Rights Watch (HRW) recently issued a report urging Japan to end forced sterilization of trans people in order to obtain legal recognition.

As of 2003, trans people in Japan must “permanently lack functioning gonads” before they can be legally recognized with the correct gender markers.

The practice has been widely condemned by human rights organizations around the world, including the UN, who called “sterilization surgeries as a prerequisite to enjoy legal recognition of their preferred gender” a human rights violation.

Government officials in Japan have defended the policy, citing a need for “objectivity and certainty” in determining whether people were actually transgender and deserving of legal verification.

Most countries around the world also require surgery to change your documentation. As far as I know only a few countries allow you to change your birth certificate without surgery.

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This afternoon I am at Terris Theater in Chester CT to watch the play A Connecticut Christmas Carol,

Some of the most beloved storytellers in Connecticut history come alive for a yuletide gathering you won’t forget. Famed actor and local legend William Gillette leaves his castle on the Connecticut River to adapt Dickens’ holiday classic in the 1920s. Local heroes Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe and P.T. Barnum make spirited appearances opposite Gillette’s Scrooge in a highly theatrical twist on a family favorite. Custom-made for Goodspeed with all-original music, here’s a tuneful, heartfelt confection spiced with enough Nutmeg State flavor to sweeten your season.