Chinese Trans Woman Wins Landmark Case Against Electroshock Conversion Therapy

A Chinese transgender woman, known as Ling'er, was awarded 60,000 yuan in compensation after being forced to undergo electroshock "conversion therapy" at a hospital. Ling'er hopes her case will lead to better protection and rights for the LGBTQ+ community in China. Despite the removal of homosexuality from China's list of psychiatric disorders in 2001, legal ambiguities around conversion therapy persist. Linger's case highlights ongoing issues with forced medical treatments for LGBTQ individuals in China.