Tomoya Hosoda (細田 智也, Hosoda Tomoya, born 14 November 1991 [1]) is a Japanese politician who, on 17 March 2017, became the first transgender male politician to be elected to office when he was elected to the city council of Iruma, Saitama. [2] [3]
He underwent gender confirmation surgery in 2015 at the age of 23. [4] [5] [a] After graduating from Teikyo University, he had worked as medical technologist at a hospital in Shizuoka before he was elected. [5] [1]
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- ^ a b "トランスジェンダー公表し当選 入間市議･細田智也さん初の一般質問「ひるまず堂々と」" (in Japanese). AERA dot.. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
- ^ "Japan becomes first country in the world to elect transgender man to a public office". The Independent. 18 March 2017.
- ^ a b Motoko Rich (May 19, 2017). "Japanese Transgender Politician Is Showing 'I Exist Here'". The New York Times. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ "Transgender Politician Wins Iruma City Council Election". stonewalljapan.org. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
- ^ a b c "「自分が大人になる未来が想像できなかった。 子どもたちには同じ思いをさせたくない」入間市議会議員 世界初のFtMトランスジェンダー議員 細田智也インタヴュー" (in Japanese). Democratic Party. Archived from the original on 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
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