Tomoya Hosoda

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][lower-alpha 1] After graduating from Teikyo University, he had worked as medical technologist at a hospital in Shizuoka before he was elected.[5][1]

Notes

1. The year of his surgery differs among the sources. While the New York Times reports that he underwent the surgery in 2014,[3] the article published by his party says it was in 2015.[5]

References

1. "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.
2. "Japan becomes first country in the world to elect transgender man to a public office". The Independent. 18 March 2017.
3. Motoko Rich (May 19, 2017). "Japanese Transgender Politician Is Showing 'I Exist Here'". The New York Times. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
4. "Transgender Politician Wins Iruma City Council Election". stonewalljapan.org. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
5. "「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. Retrieved 2017-09-14.