Japan Court Says Illegal to Limit Transgender Woman’s Toilet Use
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Japan’s Supreme Court ruled that it was illegal to restrict a transgender person from using certain bathrooms, in its first ruling on LGBTQ people’s rights in the workplace.
The case involved an employee at the country’s trade ministry, who is a transgender woman, according to documents about the ruling released by the Supreme Court of Japan. The plaintiff sought permission to use women’s toilets after identifying as female, but was only allowed to use bathrooms at least two floors away.