| Jeong Yol | |
| Hangul | 정욜 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Yol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Yol |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 정민석 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Minseok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Minsŏk |
Jeong Yol (정욜; born October 19, 1978) is a South Korean LGBT rights activist. Since the foundation of Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea in 1997, he has been an early member of SLRK. From 1998 to 2012, he had been a representative of SLRK. His real name is Jeong Min-suk (정민석).
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Biography
Early life
During college, he acknowledged that he was gay. Later, while serving his mandatory military service, he came out as a homosexual. Then, his commanding officer took him to a mental hospital.[1] After his discharge, he worked as a pastry chef for six years.[2]
Activist career
In 1997, he joined SLRK. In 2000, he spent more time with SLRK, From 2002 to 2012, he has been a representative of SLRK. In February 2003, the word "homosexual" was deemed a harmful word for youth by South Korean government. So, he struggled against the government with Kwak Yi-kyong, Chang Pyong-kwon and others. In April 2004, banning the word "homosexual" for youth was eliminated in South Korea.
In 2003, he led a movement for the Elimination of Discrimination against LGBT. In 2004, he joined anti-war and peace movements.[3] Since 2006, he has fought for people living with HIV's rights.[4]
Books
See also
References
- ^ 동성애자 인권운동가 정욜씨의 삶 오마이뉴스 2005.02.18 (in Korean)
- ^ 무지개 깃발 휘날리며, 성소수자로 연대하다 Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
- ^ 어리석은 자들의 진보적 인권운동 10년 (in Korean)
- ^ <한겨레> '에이즈 기사' 규탄 기자회견 열려 오마이뉴스 2004.02.04 (in Korean)
External links
- Yol's Twitter (in Korean)
- HIV.AIDS 인권연대 나누리 (in Korean)
- 정민석 통합진보당 성소수자위원회 위원장 인터뷰 (in Korean)
- 청소년 동성애자들이 신음하고 있다 (in Korean)
- 四口一言 - '종로의 기적' 이혁상 감독,소준문,장병권,정욜의 미녀들의 수다 아시아경제 2011.04.27 (in Korean)
- 나는 나로서 자유롭다 씨네21 (in Korean)
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