South Korea's first transgender soldier found dead

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South Korea's first transgender soldier, who was discharged from the military last year for having gender reassignment surgery, was found dead in her home on Wednesday, authorities said.

Byun Hui-su, 23, who was a staff sergeant before being discharged after she had the operation in Thailand while on leave, was found by emergency officials at her home in the city of Cheongju, south of Seoul.There was no immediate word on the cause of her death. A local counseling center, at which Byun was registered, reported to emergency officials that she could not be contacted since February 28, the local fire department said.

Cheongju police confirmed the dead body they found in Byun's home Wednesday was the former soldier. Authorities said it appeared she had been dead for a few days.Read MoreByun, who had expressed hope of continuing to serve in the military's female corps, had been pursuing a lawsuit contesting her dismissal, with a hearing expected in April, according to a spokeswoman for military advocacy group Center for Military Human Rights Korea that had worked with her.

 

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So sad to hear this. So sorry for the family.

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A true classic.

Intolerance thy name is a human being ! They were the flawed people who discharged her from service !

JackPosobiec Loraine Bobbet time

'Her'?

Rekt

Anyone blame Trump yet

There seems to be a mental illness epidemic within the trans community

The problem was allowing women in the military in the first place. Now cuckservatives want to draw the line at transsexuals? Already lost. Pathetic.

JackPosobiec His home. HIS.

JackPosobiec Has Don Lemmon blamed Trump yet for this? Sounds like some straight up white supremacy nefarious shit right there going on in SK

Deserved it....

Like it or not, the discharge was correct. You cannot have suicidal people around big guns.

His

toll = paid. There is a reason we don't want folks going down that dark path.

😃 r/mademesmile material 😀😃😀

If you are gonna use pronouns you need to say the name of the females house he was found in. Never saying who the female is makes her make no sense. we don't know who her is to know whose house he was found at.

Good

That's terrible

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Hate to break it to y’all but Korea doesn’t like gays. They murder them.

trans Found dead in home

🥲🙏🏼

That’s so sad 😞

You mean his home!🙄

What a strange coincidence

Good thing he has discharged. Imagine if he'd pulled this stunt while in action. Not good for morale.

Whatever happened to pro life. People have some nerve to be so damn judgmental. Remember we all have to go before God and he will judge you all accordingly. So get your life right with God.

UPD: North Korea did it.

Most likely suicide. Poor guy should've gotten therapy, not surgery :/

South Korea Army WAS right on discharging this confused and suicidal individual.

Восток - дело тонкое, Петруха(

Poor guy

That is so sad 😥

😂😂 and that’s the way you handle that

The ROK Army did well to discharge him before he could get the rest of his unit killed. The mentally ill have no place in foxholes

morgfair LOL say a Bruce Jenner commercial..... it was Brooke Shields!!

Almost like mentally ill people should get help instead of being encouraged to indulge in their delusions.

President of NK is a very close friend with Trump, so Trump should call him to know the reason.

WHO KILLED HIM!?😡

Praying for her family 🙏🏼

‘His home’

This is not surprise to me, but it really touch my hrt, do not attempt to change the gift that Allah gave you bcoz it will lead to a regret. My condolence to her family

May he rest in peace.

More likely her friends didn't except her new identity. If she was from a traditional family, they didn't except it either. Korea is a very patriarchal society.

Transgenders can’t be reffered as ‘he’ or ‘ she’ only ‘it’.

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Sad haipaulinaa

Ugh . That is sad .

Prayers to her family and friends!

And I find it kinda funny I find it kinda sad

q'uelle surprise

*his home. His DNA didn’t change.

Since the majority cause of death for transgenders is suicide, it’s most probably suicide.

Sad

I am sad to hear this has happened, I don't know a lot about South Korean politics, however, I did feel they were more understanding than that! Meaning the acceptance of a transgender female into the military. It is very sad.

As someone who tried to commit suicide 3 months ago and was having mental health treatment, this might be an indicator as to what happened.

Jim bob hates people that is not like him. Ignore him he will go away.

May she rest in peace. This is sad. And may all the fuck faces spewing ignorant bullshit in response to this post get giant slivers as they pull the sticks from their asses.

What do you want us to do about it ?

Looks Like President Kim

God bless.

Her death should be investigated. The coroner Court should do their job ASAP.

Probably suicide

At least she had the balls to stand up for what she believed in. Such a shame

That’s sad.

No surprise

That’s sad

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Praying 🧎‍♂️

cnn wow!

Sad...

So sorry to hear this. My deepest condolences to the family.

The 'good' Korea

Male or female? The article is unclear concerning the soldier's involvement with the female corps and 'transgender' is not a satisfactory identifier.

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Tragic on so many levels! Hopefully in death she finds peace 🙏

Yes, this is terrible and rip, but this is like the 3rd day in a row you posted this article cnn. What gives?

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My HE Rest In Peace.

A lot of life time psychological implications enough for parent to dessuade kids growing up to disengage..health complication trap the rest of life

HE might have been a good solider. HIS death is bad as is any death. I hope they give HIS death investigation the time and energy it deserves and if HE was murdered they bring HIS killers to justice for his or her crimes against HIM.

Many people died and more will die, why's hisher own so different

Lol

This is what happen when the lines of Gods creation when men try to undo it.

Why is the world this way? Why can’t we accept that ALL people are different in one way or another? What are differences are doesn’t matter. Whatever makes a person happy, as long as it doesn’t directly harm another, is all that matters. Really not hard to understand. Acceptance

Mercy God 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 😭😭😭😭😭

Good.

😐bad take, but it was already expected because... it's south korea so...

All you people expressing shock and outrage is admirable but laughable at the same time. This is what the bible has promoted for 2000 years. You don't say a damn thing about that, in fact most of you still promote it. Please, spare me your fake outrage. 🤔

Disappointed at South Korea's military for discharging her in the first place for such a petty and prejudicial reason. You think a nation is well developed, but then you see some of their people behaving like this.

😰😰😰 Piedad para esta humanidad segregadora, son más nocivos que el covid 😒

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What a evil country

HIS

we need to start treating humans like HUMANS not some Unit that can be sorted and trashed when necessary.

Byun Hui-Su- that was her name. Rest easy. Grá 🍀

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The korean military has very specific rules. He openly broke the rules & took the cowardly way out.

That one was genderless

How sad 😢 why do much hate snd cancelling of people b/c you don’t like them. It’s disgusting. We see Republicans doing this far too much in our country too

SC Army is looking for a few good men. Like on any job, he either qualifies or not.

'His'

Not really surprising. The trans community has a very high suicide rate.

I think what everyone is missing is the suicide rate in Korea is higher than America. Koreans kill themselves over things like honor and shame. The president of Korea killed himself a few years over a boating incident killed a bunch of kids. As an American we cant comprehend it

Mental health problems.

Sad :(

That’s sad! Thank goodness for Biden, who reversed Trump’s ban.

Pulled a jeffrey epstein?

I bet it was an transphobe that killed her

Murdered for being herself and not conforming. Gee humanity you're so awesome.... Not!

Yes ppl can disagree with another person's way of life, BUT the key thing is its their life to live REGARDLESS if anyone agrees or not. Rip

Dam this is crazy, why can't ppl just let other be free to live their lives the way they choose

😔 😭 The terrible reality is transgendered people are victimized more by violence everywhere. This is heartbreaking.

Why? For what fucking reason? Who did she harm? This is so fucking wrong.

That is shameful and, unesscesary! Every Human Being has the right to live.

:((( She was so young too, may she rest in peace

Korea doesn't progressive as it looks. LGBT+ is still not being accepted in society. Nobody should end up like this person.

Transgender or not she’s a human being that’s all that should matter.

She just wanted to serve her country!! Hopefully the media will pick up on this and finish her fight for equality and justice in the army. Rest in Power angel 💖

The transgender not about right them, it’s about Census, economics, politics. Don’t use the stupid things for The deep state and the wealthy class. We know everything 😉

This is so sad :(

Murdered? Wouldn't be surprised.

So sad.

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😥

its sad sad

English should add ( pronoun ) that goes in line with transgender .( he /she ) arent suitable . They could use ( heshe) instead .

NOBODY cares

This needs to stop like now 😤 I’m tired of our transgender queens dyin for no reason 😪 RIP 🕊💙 My condolences to her family 🙏🏽

Instead of ya'll crackheads shouting translifematter, why don't we talk and do more about addressing the mental health problems of trans people, because you have to be mentally unstable to believe you need 'gender reassignment'.

40% rate

Suspicious. Yet what this person must have suffered and endured would have broken many.

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So sad 😔🕯

lgbt being lgbt

Someone wanted her silenced sad

Queer rights are human rights. Stop all of this needless discrimination against queer people!

Condolences to her family and all those who loved her.

Interesting, questions need to be asked, responses will be fascinating.

So sad.

Wow, 23 eh? Sounds like foul play.

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Murdered?

Wow

Horrible.

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