Society “Even if your family register is female， if your physical characteristics are male you cannot enter the women’s bath．” APA Hotel’s response stirs the transgender debate and is praised．
In recent years, there have been many discussions in various circles regarding the rights of transgender people, whose physical sex does not match their self-identified gender. In October last year, the Supreme Court ruled that the requirement for transgender people to undergo surgery in order to change their gender on their family register was unconstitutional, but there have been a series of problems in various places over the existence of transgender women who wish to use women’s areas in toilets, bathing facilities, and other facilities. Meanwhile, a notice posted by APA Hotel, a major domestic hotel chain, regarding the use of its large public baths has become a hot topic online. We asked APA Group, which operates APA Hotels, for their opinion. [Photo] “Men are not allowed in the women’s bath” – a notice that spreads online “Please use the large bath according to your gender based on your physical characteristics to determine whether you are male or female. “Even if your family register is female, if you have male physical characteristics you cannot enter the women’s bath.” On the 11th of this month, a notice about using the large public bath, which was apparently taken inside an APA Hotel facility, spread on social media. The post has received a huge response, with 27,000 reposts and 120,000 likes. An APA Group representative confirmed to Encount that the image that had spread was one of their own, saying, “It had been temporarily posted in some hotels in the past.” Furthermore, regarding the rules regarding gender when using the large public baths, they once again stated, “Mixed bathing is prohibited according to the age stipulated by the ordinances of each prefecture. Based on the notification from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (regarding the treatment of men and women in shared bathrooms at public baths and inns), when it comes to bathing, gender will be determined based on physical characteristics.” This response, which clearly showed the company’s stance, was met with comments on social media such as, “Are there any other public baths or hot springs besides APA Hotels that issue statements like this?”, “This is it, APA is doing it right, as expected,” and “This should be posted in large letters in all bath facilities.” “It would be even better if audio guidance was available,” “I hope this will be announced not only in great hotels, but in all small public baths and large super public baths,” and “I can feel the management philosophy just from this declaration,” and so on, and many other comments have been received in praise. encount Editorial Department/Cross Media Team 7/31 (Wed) 18:20 Distribution encount.
>>15 This is the easiest way, and I’ll do it wherever I can get through. However, the current trend of international standards does not allow this, with certain groups protesting and even filing lawsuits.
>>18 I got a ready-made meal from a friend and it was rich and delicious. My friend said it tastes great with some fried food like pork cutlet and some cabbage. I don’t like vegetables so I ate it with pork cutlet I bought at the supermarket. It was delicious.
Seriously, if Shinobu Kandori was unknown, he would be refused entry to the women’s bath unless he showed them what was inside his underwear or his driver’s license.
Of course, if you think that your gender identity supersedes your physical appearance, please only do so on private property where there are no other people around.
>>43 It’s a distinction, right? If you have a dick you’re a man, if you don’t you’re a woman. You want to be treated like a woman? Come on, let’s hang up.
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