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 ¡ª 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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