Yun Hyon-seok
| Korean spelling | |
|---|---|
| Hangeul | 윤현석 |
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Revised Romanization |
Yun Hyeon-seok |
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McCune- Reischauer |
Yun Hyŏnsŏk |
Yun Hyon-seok (born August 7, 1984 in Incheon , South Korea , † April 26, 2003 in Seoul , South Korea) was a South Korean LGBT activist, homosexual poet and writer.
From 2002 to 2003 he was part of the human rights movement, which campaigns for rights in the field of LGBT , and participated in the organization DongInRyun ( 동인련 ). In 2003, Yun became a conscientious objector .
On April 26, 2003, he committed suicide in Seoul suicide , because of the alleged he homophobia in South Korea. He killed himself in DongInRyun's office and left a suicide note denouncing the discrimination against sexual minorities and the intolerance of conservative Christians.
His pseudonym under which he appeared in public was Yook Woo-dang ( kor. 육우당 , Hanja 六 友 堂 , rev. Yuk U-dang ), other pseudonyms were Seolheon ( 설헌 , 雪 軒 ) and Midong ( 미동 , 美 童 ).
plant
- 내 혼 은 꽃비 되어 (published posthumously in 2013)
Web links
- 청소년 유해 매체물 에 '동성애' 삭제 키로 . In: OhmyNews of April 29, 2003 (Korean)
- "사람 이 사람 을 좋아 하는 게 왜 문제 가 되나요?" . In: OhmyNews of April 28, 2003 (Korean)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 나의 일곱 번째 친구 는 누구 입니까 . In: Hankyoreh, April 26, 2013 (Korean).
- ↑ a b 육우당 은 여전히 희망 이 존재 한다고 말하고 ... on newscham.net from April 18, 2006 (Korean).
- ↑ “내 혼 은 꽃비 되어” on newscham.net from April 26, 2006 (Korean).
- ↑ International Call for Solidarity with LGBT youth in South Korea for the 10th Memorial Service of the Late Yook Woo-dang ( Memento of the original from December 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in the blog for the LGBT week of action in memory of Yook Woo-dang on March 26, 2013 (English).
- ^ Protecting sexual minorities . In: The Korea Times, August 23, 2013.
- ↑ 죽음 으로 마감 한 '커밍 아웃' on sisapress.com from May 15, 2003 (Korean).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Yun, Hyon-seok |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 윤현석 (Korean, Hangeul); Yun, Hyeon-seok (Revised Romanization); Yun, Hyŏnsŏk (McCune-Reischauer); Yook, Woo-dang (pseudonym); Midong (pseudonym); Seolheon (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Korean LGBT activist, poet and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th August 1984 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Incheon , South Korea |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 26, 2003 |
| Place of death | Seoul , South Korea |