Expelled Korean trans soldier wins her battle ... but too late for her

Woman kills herself before court could overrule army’s declaration of her as ‘disabled’ for having gender reassignment

07 October 2021 - 19:28 By Sangmi Cha

A South Korean soldier who committed suicide earlier this year after being dismissed by the army for having gender reassignment surgery won a posthumous victory on Thursday, as a court told the army to recognise her as a woman and annul her dismissal...

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