Society

Transsexual not allowed to compete for Miss Shenzhen title

By Guo Qiang (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2006-08-25 17:34

Li Guohua, a transsexual from Anhua County, Hunan Province, was refused entrance to the Miss Shenzhen competition by the organizing committee, which cited age and certain restrictions as reasons, according to the Southern Metropolitan News on August 25.

Li, realized his dream of turning into a woman at the age of 30 in August.

According to regulations, women over 26 who don't hold a high school diploma are not qualified to participate in the Miss Shenzhen competition.

Li's identity card still lists him as male.

Li aspires to be a Miss Shenzhen according to the paper.

"I would like to join in the Miss Shenzhen competition and I may apply for it tomorrow," Li told the paper on August 24. "I am not afraid to be rejected by the organizing committee."

"I have no skills but I am learning the cat walk with a friend," Li says. "And I am applying for a new identity card."