Transgender Man Wins China's First Job Bias Lawsuit
a transgender equal rights supporter who goes by the name of 'Mr. C.' .
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Beijing (AP) -- A Chinese court has ruled that a transgender man was unjustly dismissed by a former employer, the plaintiff said Thursday, in the country's first such discrimination lawsuit.
The 29-year-old man, who identifies himself only as "Mr. C" to protect his parents' privacy, said the verdict by a district court in the southwestern city of Guiyang ruled his employment rights were violated. It ordered his previous employer, Ciming Checkup, pay him the equivalent of $297.