Current Version
| Region | South Korea |
| Issue | Bathroom access |
| Status | Partially restricted |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | There are no restrictions or protections on bathroom access for transgender people in South Korea. However, trans people have faced frequent harassment when using the bathroom with police even advising them to avoid using public restrooms. However, this was ruled as a rights violation in 2024. Despite this, there are still cases of authorities arresting people for doing so if their gender markers aren’t changed. |
| Sources | https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20240722/korean-court-rules-police-advise-to-lgbtq-individual-to-avoid-public-restrooms-as-infringement-of-personal-rights https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/lgbt.2021.0007?cf-mal-redirected=true& https://ilga.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ILGA_World_Trans_Legal_Mapping_Report_2019_EN.pdf |
| Federal Law | Yes |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Changing status.
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| Value | No explicit protections | Partially restricted |
| Description | There are no restrictions or protections on bathroom access for transgender people in South Korea. However, trans people have faced frequent harassment when using the bathroom with police even advising them to avoid using public restrooms. However, this was ruled as a rights violation in 2024. | There are no restrictions or protections on bathroom access for transgender people in South Korea. However, trans people have faced frequent harassment when using the bathroom with police even advising them to avoid using public restrooms. However, this was ruled as a rights violation in 2024. Despite this, there are still cases of authorities arresting people for doing so if their gender markers aren’t changed. |
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| Sources | https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20240722/korean-court-rules-police-advise-to-lgbtq-individual-to-avoid-public-restrooms-as-infringement-of-personal-rights https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/lgbt.2021.0007?cf-mal-redirected=true& | https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20240722/korean-court-rules-police-advise-to-lgbtq-individual-to-avoid-public-restrooms-as-infringement-of-personal-rights https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/lgbt.2021.0007?cf-mal-redirected=true& https://ilga.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ILGA_World_Trans_Legal_Mapping_Report_2019_EN.pdf |
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created by DaisyGeekyTrans
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0 | Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | No explicit protections |
| Federal Law | Yes |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | There are no restrictions or protections on bathroom access for transgender people in South Korea. However, trans people have faced frequent harassment when using the bathroom with police even advising them to avoid using public restrooms. However, this was ruled as a rights violation in 2024. |
| Sources | https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20240722/korean-court-rules-police-advise-to-lgbtq-individual-to-avoid-public-restrooms-as-infringement-of-personal-rights https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/lgbt.2021.0007?cf-mal-redirected=true& |