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Promoting LGBTQ rights in today's China
Wo Men Podcast
English - March 30, 2021 01:23 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsPersonal Journals Society & Culture News china chineseculture chinesesociety genderinchina womeninchina Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The LGBTQ+ community in China is largely out of sight, and awareness of ideas relating to sexual equality is still very low.
Ying, who calls herself Iron, is a feminist, activist, and director of the Beijing LGBT Center. She is one of the most prominent activists promoting LGBT rights in China and has played a vital role in arranging mental health services for the LGBTQ community. For the first time, a national survey has been conducted to look at the lives of the LGBTQ community in China.
Ying joins our show today to discuss her personal experience as a member of this community and how she developed her passion into a career. She also shares with us her views on the progress – and remaining challenges – for activists promoting LGBTQ rights in the PRC.