Yi Ling

Yi Ling (born 1928, Jiaxing, China), formerly known as Qian Jinfan, is the oldest known transgender person in China.[1] [2][3] She started living as a woman at age 80, and had sex-reassignment surgery in 2010.[2][4] She works as a calligrapher and an art critic, and was once a government official.[2] In 2009 she submitted a declaration letter to the Foshan Culture and Media Bureau, where she had worked before retiring; at that time she was starting to take hormones to enlarge her breasts and to wear women's clothes.[1][3] The government did not lower her pension or refuse to allow her to attend conferences.[3] In 2010 she wrote another letter to inform the authorities that she was a woman.[1] Yi Ling has a son, and has been married to a woman, Liang, since the age of 54.[1][3]

She first came out publicly as a transgender woman in 2012.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Phillips, Tom (2012-06-14). "Chinese government official becomes a woman aged 84". Telegraph. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  2. 1 2 3 "Qian Jinfan, China's Oldest Transgender Woman, 'Outs' Herself In Advocacy Bid". Huffingtonpost.com. 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Never too late to change: China's oldest transgender person｜Society｜Topics｜WantChinaTimes.com". Wantchinatimes.com. 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  4. ↑ Sudworth, John (2012-07-12). "BBC News - China's 'oldest transsexual': A life of silent denial". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
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