"It’s a pun: Tora [虎] is the Japanese word for tiger, and when you sound out 'trans' in katakana it basically starts with 'tora.' To-ra-n-su [トランス]."
Gay Breakfast Pin Club (you can buy a pin with a trans tiger!), quoted on Why the tiger has become a transgender symbol in Japan, May 30, 2024
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