Mainichi Newspapers. Transgender Fumino Sugiyama was elected as the new JOC board member, but the JOC announced that she is a “female board member. Ms. Sugiyama’s gender identity is male, and experts point out that “it is desirable that her gender identity be respected. https://twitter.com/mainichi/status/1408772033056428039?s=21

Fumino Sugiyama. By the way, I think the reporter of Mainichi Shimbun wanted to write such a critical article, but he persisted in asking me, “Are you a man or a woman? Is it a woman? The JOC is trying to move forward, but this reporter is the one who lacks consideration. I think this reporter is the one who lacks consideration. https://twitter.com/fumino810/status/1408791178766471175?s=21


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