Naha City Council Member Says Transgenderism Is Contagious (Kyodo News)

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It was revealed on the 13th that Keiko Wada, a member of the Naha City Council from the Party of Councillors, had said at a city council meeting that transgender people, whose gender identity differs from their physical gender identity, are "contagious." Wada acknowledged her remarks in an interview and said, "I have absolutely no recollection of discriminating against them."

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During a general question session at the city assembly on the 12th, Naha City Council member Keiko Wada of the Party for the Liberal Democratic Party made discriminatory remarks, likening transgender people's gender identity to a disease, saying it is "contagious." She also said, "What transgender students need is to introduce them to psychologists who can treat their emotional wounds, rather than providing consideration based on their gender id…