Tomoya Hosoda Explained

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.^[1]

He underwent gender confirmation surgery in 2015 at the age of 23.^[2] After graduating from Teikyo University, he had worked as medical technologist at a hospital in Shizuoka before he was elected.^{[3] [4]}

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1. Web site: Japan becomes first country in the world to elect transgender man to a public office. 18 March 2017. The Independent.
2. Web site: Transgender Politician Wins Iruma City Council Election. 17 March 2017. stonewalljapan.org. 2017-09-14.
3. Web site: 「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 . ja . . 2017-09-14 . 2017-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170913135024/https://fornext-web.jp/news/interview-hosoda-tomoya . dead .
4. News: 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」. . 2017-09-14. ja.