“SOGI harassment” litigation regarding gender identity Company side Compensation for employee's lawsuit

A transgender office worker who was born as a man and is now living in society as a woman has been subjected to sexual harassment and sexual harassment related to gender identity, such as being told, "Why are you dressed as a woman?" at work. In a lawsuit seeking compensation from a company, etc., the company fully acknowledged the lawsuit and decided to pay compensation.

A transgender office worker in his thirties who works for pixiv, an Internet service company in Tokyo, has experienced "SOGI harassment" when his superiors and colleagues at the time of joining the company said, "Why are you dressed as a woman?" I am seeking compensation of more than 5.5 million yen from my former boss and the company, saying that I was sexually harassed continuously, such as being touched and being talked about obscenely, and that I suffered mental damage.

In the trial that began at the Tokyo District Court, the company fully acknowledged the complaint and indicated its intention to respond to the claim, and the trial with the company ended in eight days.

According to the plaintiff's lawyer, the company acknowledged its responsibility and expressed its intention to apologize, and also indicated a policy to seriously work on measures to prevent recurrence outside of the trial.

On the other hand, her former boss has shown a fighting attitude, and the trial will continue in the future.

In response to the company's response, the plaintiff said, ``Although it was late, we are positive that we have seen significant improvements in our efforts to coexist with diverse people, including measures against sexual harassment and LGBT. I am," he issued a statement.

Company ``pixiv'' public relations ``Deep apology to plaintiffs''

Pixiv's public relations said, "We accept responsibility for the inadequate system and response, and once again apologize deeply to the plaintiff. To prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future, we will thoroughly prevent harassment and create a healthy organization. We will strive to do so,” he said in a statement.