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==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.   
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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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* [[Marriage Equality Advocates in the LGBTQ Community]]
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
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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
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* 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

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

Further Reading/Research


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