Kwak Yi-kyong

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kwak.
Kwak Yi-kyong
Hangul 곽이경
Revised Romanization Gwak Yi-gyeong
McCune–Reischauer Kwak Yigyong

Kwak Yi-kyong (곽이경, 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).[1][2]

In her early years, Kwak was involved with student movements. She was Vicechairman of Goryeo University's Students' Union.[3] In 2002, she joined Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea (SLRK). From 2004 to 2005 Kwak was Secretary General of SLRK.[4]

In 2005, she was appointed to Education responsible of LGBT minorities Committee (성소수자위원회) of the Democratic Labor Party.[5] She was also involved with the labor rights, human rights, AIDS rights, and Anti-war peace movements. In 2011 Kwak was appointed to the LGBT minorities Committee of the Democratic Labor Party.[6] In 2013, she became adjunct policy director of the National Women's Union (전국여성노조).[7]

In 2012, she was operational chairperson (운영위원장) of SLRK. In 2013, she was chairperson of SLRK.

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References

  1. ↑ "동성애 부적절하다는 인식 먼저 바뀌어야" sports today 2013-07-03 (Korean)
  2. ↑ “혐오가 판치는 세상에는 민주주의도 없습니다” (Korean)
  3. ↑ “아기업고 등교 하세요” The Seoulnews 2005.05.28 (Korean)
  4. ↑ 인권위, 박형규·조준희씨에 감사패 The Hangyeorye 2004.12.10 (Korean)
  5. ↑ 18~21일, ‘전쟁과 변혁의 시대’ The Prometheus 2005.08.16 (Korean)
  6. ↑ '다함께'의 정체는? 숙주 자살케 하는 ‘연가시’? newdaily 2011.11.14 (Korean)
  7. ↑ [왜 지금 ‘여성 일자리’인가] 정규직 남자 중심의 노조, 주요 사안에서 여성 문제는 늘 뒷전 경향신문 2013.05.29 (Korean)


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