The petitioner submitted that every human being had some basic human rights, irrespective of their gender, one of which includes facilities for using separate public toilets.
Japan court rules toilet use limit for transgender official legal
A Japanese court ruled Thursday that it was legal for the trade ministry to impose restrictions on a transgender official s use of the women s restrooms.
Overturning a lower court decision that ruled in favor of the plaintiff, the Tokyo High Court said that limits on which restrooms the official can use could not be considered unreasonable as the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry sufficiently took into consideration her concerns. The official was born male and has been living life as a woman. Photo taken April 11, 2019, shows a court sign at the entrance of a building that houses the Tokyo district and high courts in Tokyo s Kasumigaseki area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Mayor Mridula Jaiswal at inauguration of the toilet for transgenders
VARANASI: The first toilet for transgenders in the state has come up in Varanasi. The toilet, constructed by Varanasi Municipal Corporation in Kamaksha area, was inaugurated by mayor Mridula Jaiswal on Wednesday.
Municipal commissioner Gaurang Rathi announced that four more toilets for transgenders will be built in the city by June-end.
In 2014, the Supreme Court had ordered that separate toilets should be constructed for transgenders but only few have been constructed so far in cities like Mysuru, Bhopal and Nagpur.
“When the Supreme Court had declared transgenders as the third gender in its order in 2014, some groups and sports personalities had shown interest in building toilets for transgenders in the city. Finally, in 2019 the VMC decided to construct it on the demand of transgenders in the city,” said Rathi.
Updated Feb 18, 2021 | 08:50 IST
The Uttar Pradesh government plans to open some more public toilets for the third gender keeping in view the difficulties faced by the people from the community. The toilet has been opened keeping in view difficulties faced by the transgender community. | Photo Credit: ANI
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The toilet has been opened keeping in view difficulties faced by the transgender community.
The district administration is also is planning to open four more transgender toilets in different parts of the city.
Varanasi: In a major relief for people of the third gender, the Uttar Pradesh government has opened a public toilet fully dedicated to the transgenders in Kamachha area of the Varanasi district.