(Ecns.cn)--Many people have been married more than once, but few have done it like Jin Xing, who was first married to a woman, and then to a man, according to Southern People Weekly.
The famous transsexual dancer caused public outcry after she disclosed on her microblog Tuesday that she had been dismissed as judge of a Zhejiang TV dancing contest due to her sex change.
Jin said she had confirmed with the show's director Chao Chi-tai that she was indeed fired because "her transgender identity could have negative effects on society."
"I will not appear on this weekend's final," twittered Jin. "It does not matter whether I am a judge or not, but I cannot tolerate sexual discrimination."
Transformation
Born as a male to an ethnic Korean family in 1967 in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, Jin joined the People's Liberation Army to learn dance at the age of nine and eventually advanced to the rank of colonel.
Jin experienced a strong transsexual desire early in life. "I would stand outside in the rain and wish lightning would strike, hoping it might turn me into a female," she recalled.
Jin wrote in her book that she had imagined being a woman since she was six years old. She was prepared to become a female by age 16, but eventually made the turn at 28, when she underwent a sex-change operation.
"I wanted to be successful in my career first," explained Jin. "Only in this way would the public likely be able to accept me."
In 1987, Jin went to New York to study modern dance for four years. After that she traveled and performed in Europe and taught dance in Rome from 1991 to 1993, followed by a series of successful world tours which gradually made her a celebrity.
Jin set up her own contemporary dance company in 1998, which was a sensation in both Asia and Europe.
"I may appear luckier than other transgenders, but I paid a high price," said Jin.
