Jeong Yol (; born October 19, 1978) is a South Korean
LGBT
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rights activist. Since the foundation of
Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea
Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea (; SLRK) is an LGBT rights and counselling organization created on September 9, 1997 in Seoul, South Korea. The current representative of the organization is Kwak Yi-kyong. Former representatives of the g ...
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).
During college, he acknowledged that he was
gay
''Gay'' is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy'.
While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 1 ...
. Later, while serving his
mandatory military service
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, he came out as a homosexual. Then, his commanding officer took him to a mental hospital.
[동성애자 인권운동가 정욜씨의 삶](_blank)
오마이뉴스 2005.02.18 After his discharge, he worked as a pastry chef for six years.
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 Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
n government. So, he struggled against the government with
Kwak Yi-kyong
Kwak Yi-kyong (, born 1979) is a South Korean LGBT human rights activist, civil rights activist, and labor rights activist. From 2012 to the present, she has been a representative of Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea(SLRK).
In her earl ...
,
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.
어리석은 자들의 진보적 인권운동 10년
Since 2006, he has fought for people living with HIV
HIV-positive people, seropositive people or people who live with HIV are people who have the human immunodeficiency virus HIV, the agent of the currently incurable disease AIDS.
According to estimates by World Health Organization, WHO and UNAIDS, ...
's rights.[<한겨레> '에이즈 기사' 규탄 기자회견 열려](_blank)
오마이뉴스 2004.02.04
Books
* ''Bravo Gay life'' 라보 게이 라이프 Seoul: Nareum Books 름 북스 2011. .
See also
* LGBT rights in South Korea
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in South Korea face legal challenges and discrimination not experienced by non-LGBT individuals. While male and female same-sex sexual activity is legal in South Korea, marriage or other for ...
References
External links
Yol's Twitter
HIV.AIDS 인권연대 나누리
정민석 통합진보당 성소수자위원회 위원장 인터뷰
아시아경제 2011.04.27
* ttp://www.cine21.com/news/view/mag_id/66232 나는 나로서 자유롭다씨네21
1978 births
South Korean LGBT rights activists
South Korean human rights activists
People from Seoul
South Korean columnists
South Korean pacifists
Former Roman Catholics
Living people
South Korean gay writers
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