US EditionHong Kong court backs transgender person’s right to use toilets that match chosen gender identity
HONG KONG, JUL 23 – The court gave the government one year to revise regulations after ruling that banning opposite-sex toilet use infringes transgender residents' constitutional privacy and equality rights.
- A Hong Kong court on Wednesday struck down parts of the Public Conveniences Regulations, ruling the law criminalising opposite-sex toilet use unconstitutional.
- Amid strict bathroom rules, K sought to amend the Public Conveniences Regulations, claiming they violated constitutional rights.
- According to the judgment, the law violated Article 25 of Hong Kong’s Basic Law, said High Court Judge Russell Coleman, as it infringed equality rights.
- In response, the Environment and Ecology Bureau said it will study the judgment and consult the Department of Justice, while Judge Russell Coleman suspended his ruling.
- In recent years, this ruling marks another step forward for LGBTQ+ rights in the Chinese financial hub, recognizing transgender rights.
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Hong Kong court backs transgender person’s right to use toilets that match chosen gender identity
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