Minister acknowledges transgender’s right to use public toilets, activist calls it a ‘progress’

Published on 11 Aug 2018 7:30:52 PM

When asked if it was okay for a transgender to use a female toilet, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of religious affairs Datuk Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa said it is the basic human needs to use toilets, and therefore a transgender woman can rightfully use the female toilet.

Transgender activist Nisha Ayub applauded Dr Mujahid’s acknowledgment and called it a “progress”.

The two met up on Friday following a heated public debate on the removal of Nisha and LGBT activist Pang Khee Teik’s portraits from a photo exhibition at the George Town Festival.

Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/08/11/mujahid-meeting-was-over-lgbt-discrimination/

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transgender activist, minister in the prime minister's department in charge of religious affairs, female toilet, news, public debate, malaysia, datuk dr mujahid yusof rawa, transgender, nisha ayub