Japan transsexual queen wants her country more tolerant
(AFP) – 1 day ago
ttp://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jnK7ExzIExqQFKd4SnY8X1fvb90g 🔗 [Link: ttp/www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jnK7ExzIExqQFKd4SnY8X1fvb90g/]TOKYO — Japanese TV personality Ai Haruna said she wants her country to be more tolerant toward people of diverse sexual orientations, a month after she was crowned the world's most beautiful transsexual.
Haruna, 37, already a household name in Japan, was chosen Miss International Queen 2009 at a pageant in Thailand last month after judges picked her over runners-up from the host country and Brazil.
"I was surprised to see many transgender people work at hotels and restaurants with no problem in Thailand," she said at a Tokyo press conference.
