Private women's university in Miyagi to accept transgender students

A private women's university in Miyagi Prefecture said Saturday it will start accepting from April 2021 students who were born male but identify themselves as female, becoming the first private institution to admit such transgender students.Miyagi Gakuin Women's University in Sendai said it will not require students to submit medical certification to prove their gender identity to avoid forced outing.Related coverage:LGBT welcoming space opens in Tokyo as Rugby World Cup startsWoman awarded damages over infidelity of same-sex partner70% of married women in Japan support same-sex marriage"Th…READ FULL ARTICLE