On June 6, the Osaka Prefectural Police sent documents to a facility user in his 40s who explained that the family register was a woman who was aware of the female toilet of a commercial facility in Osaka City. I found out by interviewing investigators. It is said, "It wanted to use the woman's toilet because it felt that it was admitted as a woman though it knew that it was not good".
Because they entered the women's toilet of a commercial facility in Osaka City, the Osaka prefectural police sent a 40-year-old Osaka resident who claimed to be a woman with a gender of male to be examined in writing on the 6th on suspicion of building intrusion. Through interviews with people involved in the search, it is said that "he" confessed that "I understand that it is not okay, but I feel that I am recognized as a woman, so I want to go to the women's toilet."
According to investigators, he expressed the opinion of "substantial punishment" to entrust the prosecution with the judgment of the indictment. It is extremely unusual for transgender people to be sent to use the toilets.
According to the relevant personnel involved in the search, the procurator was entrusted with the opinion that the prosecution judgment should be "punished". It is extremely rare for people with sexual identity disorders to be referred to the Public Prosecutor's Office for the use of toilets.
At the end of May last year, the police allegedly broke into the women's toilets of commercial facilities in Osaka City without justifiable reasons. The toilet was clearly indicated as for women. There is also a multipurpose toilet that can be used by both men and women on the same floor.
Suspected of entering the women's restroom of a commercial facility in Osaka city at the end of May last year without a valid reason. The toilet is clearly stated to be for women. It is said that there are also toilets on the same floor that can be used by both men and women.
According to investigators, visitors told the prefectural police that while spending time as men at work, they had been out on holidays wearing women's clothes for at least 10 years. "I've used women's toilets dozens of times so far," he said. He did not undergo gender reassignment surgery, and there was no medical certificate indicating that the sex of the body and mind did not match.
According to the search officers, "he" told the prefectural police that although he lived as a man in the workplace, he had been out wearing women's clothes on rest days for at least 10 years. According to "him", "I have been to the women's toilet more than a dozen times so far". There is no gender surgery, no diagnosis certificate, etc. that can prove the sexual inconsistency between the body and the mind.
Since last year, the facility has frequently consulted with the prefectural police that there is a man dressed as a woman in the women's toilet. Investigators who were alert said to have confirmed how the guest entered the toilet and washed his hands. A senior police officer said, "We received complaints from the facility, and as long as we could be charged with a crime, we decided to send them to the police."
Since last year, the facility has repeatedly reported to the provincial police that "there are men in women's clothes in the women's toilet." The ambushed investigators are said to have confirmed that "he" entered the women's restroom to wash his hands. The prefectural police official said: "Because I received a complaint from the facility side, I may be charged, so I decided to send it to the prosecution." ”
Mae Endo, 34, a representative of "Niigata" (Yokohama City), a general incorporated association that supports children and young people with sexual minorities, says, "Many parties use the toilet while worrying about how they are viewed around them so as not to get into trouble, and I'm worried that the bias toward sexual minorities will not spread."
The representative of the general association "にじーず" (Yokohama City), who supports children and young people of sexual minorities and is also a sexual minority, Said: "Many parties have always been concerned about the views of the people around them when they go to the toilet in order not to cause disputes. I worry about whether the prejudice against sexual minorities will widen after the incident is followed. ”
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