Peng Yanzi

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Peng Yanzi

Country

China

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. Also known as Peng Yanhui.

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

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