Thursday, February 19, 2009
Landmark verdict in South Korean transgender rape case
Posted by Vanessa at 1:22 PM   

http://transgroupblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/landmark-verdict-in-south-korean.html

A South Korean court delivered a landmark ruling yesterday when it convicted a 28-year-old man of raping a transgender woman, despite South Korean criminal laws that reject the concept of same-sex rape. This reflects a 2006 law that allows transgender citizens to change their sex on official records.

This ruling perhaps points to a changing tide in South Korea, as the Supreme Court rejected a transgender rape case in 1996.