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Politics
 
Politics
  
==Notable Achievements==
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==Description==
  
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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).
  
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==See Also==
  
==Description==
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* [[First Out Elected Politicians]]
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* [[Transgender Politicians]]
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* [[Community Experts on LGBTQ Housing and Ageing Issues]]
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* [[Adoption, Parenting and Family Activists for the LGBTQ Community]]
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* [[School Teachers, Researchers and Education Staff Who Identify as LGBTQ]]
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* [[Disability and the LGBTQ Community]]
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://ah-yeah.com/profile_e.html
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* http://www.fridae.asia/gay-news/2003/04/29/522.transgendered-woman-wins-seat-in-tokyo-assembly
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* http://japandailypress.com/tag/aya-kamikawa/
  
Transgendered, elected municipal official.
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Latest revision as of 22:29, 15 December 2020

Aya Kamikawa

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

Further Reading/Research


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