China Panel Hears First Transgender Discrimination Case

A Chinese arbitration panel held a hearing Monday in what is believed to be the country's first transgender employment discrimination case, according to the lawyer in the case. A ruling by the Yunyan district labor dispute board in the southern city of Guiyang would be issued later in the case of his client, who has identified himself only as Mr. C, Huang Sha told The Associated Press by telephone. C, 28, sued for compensation and an apology after being fired from his job at a...

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