SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean soldier https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-military-lgbt-idUSKBN1ZL0QN who committed suicide earlier this year after being dismissed by the army following 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.
Staff Sergeant Byun Hui-su had wanted a transfer to the military’s female corps after undergoing the surgery, but was dismissed in January 2020 on grounds that gender reassignment rendered her "disabled" and unfit for service.
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