A former army sergeant Byun Hee-soo, who was judged forcibly discharged after undergoing a male to female sex change operation, filed an administrative lawsuit demanding the cancellation of the disposition.

'Joint Countermeasure Committee for Reinstatement of Transgender Soldier Byun Hee-Soo' held a press conference today (11th) at the Participation Solidarity in Jongno-gu, Seoul, and said, "There is no basis for transgender soldiers currently serving active duty to stop serving in the military." "We filed an administrative lawsuit in the district court asking Sergeant Byeon to cancel the dismissal of forced discharge."

"The Army Headquarters forced Sergeant Byeon to be discharged forcibly on the grounds that he had a disability with a loss of a male genital organ," he said. "We look forward to rectifying the injustice of the disposition by the judiciary."

Next, attorney Kim Bo-Rami of the Joint Counsel said, "The issue in this case is whether it is correct to interpret the surgery for gender confirmation as a'physical disorder'. Sergeant Byun's surgery was recommended as a treatment concept by the Armed Forces Hospital, so it corresponds to a physical disability. I don't."

Former Sergeant Byun Hee-soo said at a press conference, "The procedure of the army related to me has ended, and now I am filing an administrative lawsuit with the court to ask for social justice. I look forward to a Republic of Korea that overcomes the righteous judgment and hatred of the judiciary." .

On January 22, the Army made a decision on the third grade of mental and physical disability for a former sergeant who had undergone sex change surgery in Thailand, and on January 22, it was decided to discharge.

In response, Sergeant Byeon filed a personnel appeal to the Army Headquarters asking for a re-evaluation of the decision to discharge, but the Army dismissed the complaint, saying, "The entire disposition was done legally."