Australia’s revolutionary passports have been given the Wako treatment in Japan. No, that’s not a spelling mistake (it’s pronounced Wah-Koh, not whacko), nor does it mean Down Under travel documents are being held up to ridicule. In fact, Wako University, a tertiary institution located in the outer Tokyo suburb of Machida, typically uses posters hung up in the carriages of capital area trains to provide a short lesson for commuters. The university’s current poster focuses on how Australia now deals with the issue of gender when it comes to issuing passports. The distinctive yellow posters, effectively an advertisement for the…
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この頃オーストラリアのパスポートには「バツイチ」の掲載が許可されたが、離婚と無縁だ。実は、性別の所がだ男女という二つの項目から三つの項目に。その三つ目の項目は性同一障害者など向けであり、「X」という形でします。 詳しくは、こちらへ(英語)。 Related posts: 豪キャブラリー:Yonks バナナを曲げる人々 People who Bend Bananas 豪キャブラリー: Fair Dinkum 豪キャブラリー:Spewing Aussie ‘X’ Gender Passports Given the Wako Treatment in Japan Sweetie Pies! Powered by YARPP.