A transgender woman in China who won an unprecedented compensation payout after being subjected to electroshock ‘conversion’ therapy in a psychiatric hospital where she said she was held against her will. The woman, known only by her nickname Ling Er for fear of reprisals, recently made headlines after winning 60,000 yuan (US$8,300) in compensation in connection with illegally administered electroconvulsive therapy inside the Qinhuangdao No. 5 Hospital in the northern province of Hebei. Ling Er told RFA Mandarin in a recent interview that she was held there for 97 days from July 2022 and subjected to seven sessions of electroconvulsive therapy, which is only permitted in China for patients who are severely depressed, bipolar, or who need emergency treatment due to suicidal tendencies, and when medication is ineffective.