Tomomi Higashi
Tomomi Higashi | |
|---|---|
東 友美 | |
| Assumed office 25 February 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 28, 1984 Iwate Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Political party | CDP |
| Alma mater | Tokyo University of Agriculture |
| Website | Official website |
Tomomi Higashi (東 友美 Higashi Tomomi, born 28 March 1984) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) and a member of the City Council of Machida, Tokyo.[1][2]
Biography[edit]
Tomomi Higashi (formerly Metoki) was born in Iwate Prefecture, but moved to Machida City as a young child.[3] After graduating from the Tokyo University of Agriculture, Higashi worked at a pharmaceutical company and an infertility clinic.[3][2]
In the Machida City Council election held on 25 February 2018, Higashi was elected to a four-year term with the second-highest vote total.[1][4] Her main political issues include supporting children and families, inspired by her mother's struggles as a single parent and her personal history with abuse and bullying.[3] Higashi contributed a chapter to a book on eliminating child abuse along with other regional city councilors.[5]
Higashi came out as asexual and x-gender[nb 1] during the General Interpellation of the 3 September 2018 Machida City Council Meeting, making her the first openly asexual elected official in the world.[6][7] After coming out publicly, Higashi received many comments on social media from people discovering asexuality and asexual people discovering they were not alone,[8] and she gave an interview in AERA magazine on why she chose to pursue support for LGBT issues in the Machida City Council and come out herself.[9] Higashi is also aromantic.[3]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Higashi has said to use she/her pronouns when referring to her in English, though she doesn't have a preference.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "町田市議会議員選挙候補者別得票数" (PDF). Machida City. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan Profile - Tomomi Higashi". Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Official Website Profile". Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ↑ "町田市議会議員選挙 2018年02月25日投票". Senkyo.com. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ↑ 関東若手市議会議員の会児童虐待防止プロジェクトチーム; 書籍プロジェクトチーム (8 October 2021). 子どもの虐待はなくせる！―「安心して子育てができる社会」を考える [We Can Eliminate Child Abuse! - Imagining a Society where Children Can Grow Up in Safety] (in Japanese). Tachikawa City: Keyaki Shuppan. ISBN 9784877516154.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
- ↑ "町田市議会録画放映 平成30年9月3日". Machida City Council. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ↑ "性的マイノリティ当事者であることを公表致しました". 3 September 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ↑ Hoffman, Michael (9 February 2019). "Heisei Era hindsight gives new meaning to established terms". Japan Times. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ↑ Ohkawa, Megumi (8 December 2018). "性的欲望もたない「アセクシュアル」 恋愛経験なく自責の念も". AERA (in 日本語). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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