South Korea orders dismissal of transgender soldier
For many South Koreans, the mandatory 21-month military service required of all men is an onerous obligation born of the country's precarious reality of abutting North Korea and its million-man army. Many try to postpone their service, apply for plum assignments or avoid it altogether.
Not Byun Hui-su. Byun sought out a specialized, far-from-home high school for future military officers, and in March 2017 joined the ranks of South Korea's army as an officer.
On Wednesday, that army decided Byun could no longer
