Hong Kong ( CNN ) -- Eliana Rubashkyn needed to renew her Taiwan visa after changing her sex . The government said it was not aware of any cases in which a person had been denied entry because they were transgender. But she encountered problems trying to travel on her existing passport in Hong Kong . Fearing deportation to Colombia , she had to apply for refugee status .
Eliana Rubashkyn needed to renew her Taiwan visa after changing her sex . The government said it was not aware of any cases in which a person had been denied entry because they were transgender. But she encountered problems trying to travel on her existing passport in Hong Kong . Fearing deportation to Colombia , she had to apply for refugee status .