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| + | Transgender, elected municipal official as an independent in the Setagaya ward assembly of Tokyo in 2003 and re-elected in 2007. The first open LGBTQ person elected in Japan. Works for various groups: the disabled, single-parent families, homeless people to evening junior high school students, LGBT people and to improve rights for women, children, the elderly. Committee member for Trans-net Japan (a self-support group for transgender people). | ||
| + | ==See Also== | ||
| − | == | + | * [[First Out Elected Politicians]] |
| + | * [[Transgender Politicians]] | ||
| + | * [[Community Experts on LGBTQ Housing and Ageing Issues]] | ||
| + | * [[Adoption, Parenting and Family Activists for the LGBTQ Community]] | ||
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| + | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
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| + | * http://ah-yeah.com/profile_e.html | ||
| + | * http://www.fridae.asia/gay-news/2003/04/29/522.transgendered-woman-wins-seat-in-tokyo-assembly | ||
| + | * http://japandailypress.com/tag/aya-kamikawa/ | ||
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Revision as of 13:18, 19 May 2020
Country
Japan
Birth - Death
1968 -
Occupation
Politics
Description
Transgender, elected municipal official as an independent in the Setagaya ward assembly of Tokyo in 2003 and re-elected in 2007. The first open LGBTQ person elected in Japan. Works for various groups: the disabled, single-parent families, homeless people to evening junior high school students, LGBT people and to improve rights for women, children, the elderly. Committee member for Trans-net Japan (a self-support group for transgender people).
See Also
- First Out Elected Politicians
- Transgender Politicians
- Community Experts on LGBTQ Housing and Ageing Issues
- Adoption, Parenting and Family Activists for the LGBTQ Community
