A transgender woman in China won a landmark legal case against a hospital that subjected her to a so-called “electroshock conversion therapy” without consent, receiving 60,000 yuan (£6,552) in compensation.
Admitted to the hospital in 2022 after her parents opposed her gender identity, Ling’er – who uses a pseudonym – was diagnosed with “discordant sexual orientation” and reportedly underwent seven electroshock sessions over 97 days.
