From Gay Star News: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/transgender-people-can-change-official-gender-without-surgery-south-korean-court-rules180313
Five transgender people win a court case in Seoul to get gender officially recognized without needing a genital operations
By Anna Leach
18 March 2013
A court in Seoul has ruled that transgender South Koreans can amend their gender on official documents without having to go through genital-altering surgery, Korea Times reports.
Five transgender people filed the case in a district court. One of the five, a transgender man, said he had had a hysterectomy but felt that there are medical problems that arise from removing sex organs. He has been living as a man for 23 years.
There are only a few countries that legally allow transgender people to change their gender on official documents without undergoing sex organ surgery, including the UK.
Transgender women experience some visibility in South Korea, for example popstar Harisu has enjoyed a successful career and been openly transgender and a transgender model was featured on TV show Korea’s Next Top Model last year.
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