Neglecting the Rights of LGBT Youth in South Korean Schools hrw.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hrw.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Byun See-Hoo, the first trans soldier in the South Korean military, lost a reinstatement appeal in 2020. She was found dead in her home in Cheongju, South Korea on 3 March 2021. (YouTube/Yonhap News Agency/Korea Now)
The family of South Korea’s first trans soldier has vowed to continue her legal fight against the army.
Byun Hee-soo was discharged from the army after undergoing gender affirmation surgery in January last year. She was a staff sergeant and tank driver in the Gyeonggi province, north of Seoul, before her dismissal.
Byun then launched a landmark legal challenge against the South Korean army over her dismissal, but this was rejected in July.