A transgender South Korean soldier who was forcibly discharged from the army after undergoing gender-reassignment surgery was found dead the day her tour of duty was supposed to end (Feb.
28), police said, prompting anger on Thursday and calls for legal reforms. Firefighters found Byun Hee-soo in her home in Cheongju after a mental health counselor called emergency services to report that she had not been heard from for several days, according to the English language South Korean Yonhap news agency.
While the cause of her death has not been announced, she attempted to end her life by suicide around Christmas time, the news service reported. “When Byun Hee-soo was kicked out of the South Korean military last year, she was devastated,”