Difference between revisions of "Peng Yanzi"
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==Description== | ==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. Also known as Peng Yanhui. | + | 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. |
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* https://www.economist.com/china/2017/11/16/many-people-in-china-believe-gays-can-be-cured | * https://www.economist.com/china/2017/11/16/many-people-in-china-believe-gays-can-be-cured | ||
* https://apnews.com/191dabe729dc4b66a976065fc63a0411 | * https://apnews.com/191dabe729dc4b66a976065fc63a0411 | ||
| + | * https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-chinese-lgbt-rights-group-shuts-down-amid-hostile-environment/ | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:23, 5 November 2021
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
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/
