February 10, 2018:
“LGBTQ + Coming Out”
Event Description:
“LGBTQ + Coming Out: How to live as an activist to change society” will be held on February 10, 2018 (Sat.) from 13:00 to 14:30 (90 minutes) at Seminar Room 1, 3rd Floor, Building D, Osaka University Suita Campus, Japan. In this event, Lay Sion Ng, a 3rd-year graduate student, will interview Ms. Higashine and Ms. Inoue about their career development as gender activists and the process of social change in Japan.
Event Schedule:
Opening [Lay, 5 min]
Self-introduction: coming out, family register and name change, transgender surgery [Higashine, Inoue, 5 min each, 10 min]
Current activities: Tokyo Olympics, same-sex marriage [Higashine, Inoue, 10 min]
What you want to change Japanese society in the future [Higashine, Inoue, 20 mins]
Looking back on my career development as an activist [Higashine, Inoue, 10 min]
Q&A with the audience & closing [Lay, 35 min]