A 28-year-old trans woman in China has won her lawsuit against the hospital and doctor that subjected her to three months of traumatic and painful electroshock conversion therapy treatments, the Guardian reports.The woman, a performance artist who goes by the name Linger, said she hoped the victory would help others in the LGBTQ+ community protect their rights. Related Conversion therapist sued to be able to convert LGBTQ+ kids. A federal court just said no. She said she has a free speech right to try to turn kids straight. The judges said she doesnt. In China, the situation for transgender people is not very optimistic, she said. Theres a lack of protection for this group. Global perspectives delivered right to your inbox Our newsletter bridges borders to bring you LGBTQ+ news from around the world. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Linger asserted in her suit that the enforced conversion therapy treatments had violated her personal rights. Her victory came with a small award of about $8,000 U.S.Linger was taken to a hospital in Qinhuangdao City in 2022 after coming out to her parents as transgender the previous year. They were very opposed to her gender identity, Linger said, and felt that I wasnt mentally stable. So they sent me to a mental hospital.There, she was tied to a bed with restraints and diagnosed with anxiety disorder and discordant sexual orientation. Linger identifies as heterosexual.She was kept in hospital for 97 days over her objections and subjected to seven sessions of electroshock therapy.It caused serious damage to my body, Linger said. Every time I underwent the treatment, I would faint I didnt agree to it, but I had no choice.Chinese law dictates patients cant be forcibly subjected to psychiatric treatment barring a threat to their safety or others.Lingers hospital physician said in testimony that she might pose a risk to the safety of her parents if they killed themselves because of her gender identity, according to a report in Chinese media.The night before the electroshock treatments, Linger was restricted to a diet of bread and milk. During the treatments, her arms and legs were fixed and something was taped to her hands, Linger recalled. With each session, as soon as the power was turned on, I fainted. She says she suffers from heart arrhythmias in the aftermath.During her internment, Linger was forced to cut her long hair and conform to a male gender identity.For three months, they forced me to wear mens clothes step by step. It was painful and helpless for me, she said. There are a few precedents for Lingers legal victory.In 2017, a gay man in Henan province was awardeda small settlement after he was forced to stay in a psychiatric hospital for 19 days and take medications to treat his homosexuality.In 2014, a judge ruled a facility falsely claimed it could cure a mans homosexuality when he was subjected to hypnosis and electroshock therapy without consent.While China removed homosexuality from an official list of psychiatric disorders in 2001, it retained a diagnosis for sexual orientation distress, leaving the door open for therapies claiming to cure it. After she was discharged and returned home, Linger discovered that her parents had removed her womens clothes and cosmetics and prepared a mens wardrobe for her.Months later, after Lingers parents confiscated her hormone pills, she decided to leave her hometown. She packed a small pink suitcase, she said, found a place to stay for one night, and left by car the next day.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.