When Cocona, a member of Japanese pop group XG, came out as being transmasculine nonbinary earlier this month, they were met with words of encouragement 〞 as well as backlash.
Fans and fellow artists commended Cocona for making the announcement, but the news also drew a lot of negative comments from the Japanese public.
※I was born and perceived as female, but that label never represented who I truly am. I live in a way that feels more masculine and true to who I am,§ Cocona said in the post marking their 20th birthday.
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