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FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2020 file photo, South Korean army Sergeant Byun Hui-su speaks during a press conference at the Center for Military Human Right Korea in Seoul, South Korea. Byun, South Korea's first known transgender soldier, who protested the military's decision last year to discharge her for undergoing gender reassignment surgery was found dead at her home on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

South Korea’s first known transgender soldier found dead

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FILE- In this Oct. 13, 2015, file photo, South Korean Army soldiers patrol during the demonstration of search operation at a training field near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) in Cheorwon, South Korea. In the first such case in South Korea, military officials will determine next week whether to discharge a solider who recently undertook gender reassessment surgery, officials said Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

S. Korean military decides to discharge transgender soldier

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press