Transgender man wins dismissal case
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A COURT has ruled that a transgender Chinese man was fired illegally, though it cleared the company of discrimination.
The man, known as Mr C in court, was born a woman but identifies as a man and generally wears men’s clothing. He was sacked after seven days working for a health center in southwest China’s Guizhou Province.
The court in Guiyang, the provincial capital ordered the company to pay him 843 yuan (US$121) in salary as well as compensation of 1,500 yuan. But last month it decided there was a lack of evidence his dismissal was due to discrimination, according to news website thepaper.cn.
Mr C said he was “quite happy” with the result. “It is the first case in China where a sexual minority wins,” he said. “It is also a piece of good news for the community.”
He had sued after losing a case at a labor arbitration panel, which ruled he had been fired for lacking adequate skills.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people have won wider acceptance in major Chinese cities in recent years but conservative attitudes persist.
Last month, a Chinese court ruled against two men who were seeking permission to get married.
In 2014, a Beijing court ordered a clinic to pay a gay man compensation after it had administered electric shocks in an attempt to make him heterosexual.
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