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“I had a sex change operation because I wanted to continue my military service. After the surgery, the depression disappeared, and everything went well.” Hee-soo Byun is showing a bright expression in an interview with him at the Forest Road Park in Gyeongui-seon, Mapo-gu, Seoul last March. Material photo
Former Sergeant Byun Hee-soo, who was forced to transfer after undergoing a sex change operation while serving in the army, died on the 3rd. It seems to have made an extreme choice. Voices of bitterness are popping up from all corners of society. His death may have been a reminder of the devastating pain he suffered after the forced war in January last year. Some of our society has poured out indescribable discrimination and hate speech and demeanor. It is not difficult to guess that the twisted perception of LGBTQ people’will not recognize them as they are’ would have felt to him as a huge wall that cannot be overcome. Despite the military’s attitude after the forced war, he would have been forced to despair again and again. The Army disregarded all the recommendations of the National Human Rights Commission of’Delay the holding of the Sergeant Byeonsa (January of last year)’ and’Sergeant Byeonsa’ (last December)’ (last year’s December). did. It is not surprising that such an army changed, and immediately after death, “there is no separate military position on the news of the death of a civilian.” Is it a’comrade who shared blood’ when needed, and a civilian when not needed? When public opinion worsened, the Ministry of Defense said on the 4th that “I express my condolences for the unfortunate death”, but said, “Currently, there has been no concrete discussion on the improvement of the system related to military service for transgender people.” The Ministry of Defense should not just stand behind, but hurry to improve the military justice system by reviewing cases in the United States and Europe in which transgender people serve in the military. Kim Ki-hong, co-organizing chair of the Jeju Queer Culture Festival, also died on the 24th of last month. Around that time, discriminatory remarks such as “the right not to see LGBTQ people” broke out over the queer festival among candidates for the mayoral by-election of the mayor of Seoul. Political figures who have a responsibility to prevent discrimination and hatred are guilty of taking on LGBTI hatred. In order for the sacrifices of the two to not be in vain, we must make our society’a society where everyone is recognized as they exist’. The government and the National Assembly should immediately enact anti-discrimination laws.