China prepares for first ever transgender discrimination case

A court in China is preparing for its first ever transgender employment tribunal, in a case described as a “landmark legal battle” by LGBT activists.

The case concerns a 28-year-old transgender employee, known only as Chen, who was hired by a healthcare provider in south-western Guiyang-  only to be dismissed a week later after he had turned up to work in men’s clothes.   

Chen claimed that the company’s human resources department had humiliated themselves with their prejudiced decision to fire him for appearance's sake.

According to the Guardian, in an article published in the Guiyang Evening News a manager from the healthcare provider suggested that Chen had been fired purely because he was transgender.