A Hong Kong judge has ruled in favor of transgender people’s rights to access public toilets matching their gender identity.

A Hong Kong judge on Wednesday ruled to strike down regulations criminalizing the use of bathrooms designated for the opposite sex, ruling in favor of transgender individuals' rights to access public toilets matching their identity.

Transgender people are entitled to use public toilets according to their affirmed genders, a Hong Kong court has ruled in a landmark legal challenge filed by a transman. High Court Judge Russell Coleman said in a judgment delivered on Wednesday that the Public Conveniences (Conduct and Behaviour) Regulation (PCCBR),