Wei Tingting

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Wei Tingting ( Chinese : 韦婷婷) is a Chinese feminist and homosexuality and women's rights activist.

life and career

Wei grew up in a rural area in southern China and attended Wuhan University . Already in her second year of study she was part of the vagina monologist . She later became the Project Manager Gender Health Education Institute of Beijing , where she organized annual AIDS walks on the Great Wall of China . She has participated in several women's rights conferences in India and South Korea, constantly collecting material for a documentary on bisexuality in China. She was also director of the Ji'ande, an organization working for LGBTIQ using privileges.

activism

In 2012, Wei Tingting and Li Tingting were part of a Valentine's Day protest against domestic violence in Beijing.

2015 it was together with four other activists ( Zheng Churan , Wang Man, Wu Rongrong and Li Tingting, collectively known as the "gang of five") just before International Women's Day , for which they launched a campaign against sexual harassment had planned for public transport, from the Government arrested. All five women were released a few days later.

From the Bustle, an online magazine, the Chinese five feminists were added to the list of "14 women's rights activists from around the world * inside that will inspire you."

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ China: Arbitrary arrest and detention of nine women's and LGBT rights defenders. Retrieved April 29, 2020 .
  2. ^ Andrew Jacobs, Taking Feminist Battle to China's Streets, and Landing in Jail . In: The New York Times . April 5, 2015, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed April 29, 2020]).
  3. ↑ Zurairi AR: Malaysian transgender activist crowned 'hero' at regional LGBT awards | Malay Mail. Retrieved April 29, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Steven Jiang CNN: Released Chinese feminists: Out of jail, but not free. Retrieved April 29, 2020 .
  5. ↑ JR Thorpe: 14 Women's Rights Activists Who Will Inspire You. Retrieved April 29, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Wei, Tingting
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 韦婷婷
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese feminist and homosexuality and women's rights activist
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century