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[[File:pengyanzi.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Peng Yanzi]]

==Country==

China

==Birth - Death==


==Occupation==

Activist

==Description==

Executive Director of LGBT Rights Advocacy China.  Active in promoting the legalization of same-sex marriage in the country.   Went undercover in a conversion therapy center in 2014 and was forced to undergo electrotherapy; he then brought the case to court and won. The organization was forced to close in 2021 due to government hostility.  Also known as Peng Yanhui.  

==See Also==

* [[Marriage Equality Advocates in the LGBTQ Community]]

==Further Reading/Research==

* https://www.advocate.com/world/2020/1/07/chinese-lgbtq-activists-see-hope-marriage-equality
* https://www.economist.com/china/2017/11/16/many-people-in-china-believe-gays-can-be-cured
* https://apnews.com/191dabe729dc4b66a976065fc63a0411
* https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-chinese-lgbt-rights-group-shuts-down-amid-hostile-environment/

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