A Hong Kong court has struck down parts of a law criminalizing individuals using public toilets designated for the opposite sex, giving the government one year to amend the regulations. This landmark ruling came from a case brought by a transgender man, "K," who was medically advised to use men's public bathrooms as part of his gender dysphoria treatment, but whose ID still identified him as female, potentially leading to a fine.

High Court judge Russell Coleman ruled that the existing provisions breached K's rights to equality, privacy, and freedom from discrimination. This decision aligns with previous legal victories for transgender activists in Hong Kong, including a 2023 ruling that deemed it unconstitutional to require full gender-affirming surgery for ID card sex changes. The court noted that K's "real life experience" required him to use toilets matching his identified gender, and that fear of harassment often leads trans individuals to avoid public restrooms entirely.