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Japan top court backs transgender woman in toilet case

Japan’s Supreme Court rules in favour of a transgender bureaucrat who sued the government over access to female toilets at work. – AFP pic, July 11, 2023.

IN a landmark verdict, Japan’s Supreme Court today ruled in favour of a transgender bureaucrat who sued the government over access to female toilets at work. The court found that a decision barring the woman from using nearby toilets and forcing her to use others two floors from her office was “extremely lacking in validity”.

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