Zhou Dan (Chinese: 周丹; pinyin: Zhōu Dān, born January 1974) is a lawyer, scholar and activist in China. He lives in Shanghai, China. Zhou is a leading voice for rights of gay and lesbian people in mainland China. Writing with his real name about being gay on Chinese websites for years, he came out to a local newspaper about his gay identity in November 2003.[citation needed] Since then, his name has been from time to time mentioned in Chinese newspapers, magazines and television programs.
Zhou Dan 周丹 | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 1974 (age 50) |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Occupation(s) | Scholar and lawyer |
Zhou also fights for rights of people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS in China, by advocating a human-rights-based approach to the epidemic. In April 2003 he founded the Shanghai Hotline For Sexual Minorities.[1]
From January to May 2004, Zhou was a visiting scholar at the Yale Law School China Law Center with research emphasis on equality and anti-discrimination related to sexuality and HIV/AIDS. He once gave several lectures on a graduate class in homosexuality health and an undergraduate class in homosexuality at Fudan University in Shanghai.[2]
Zhou was profiled in the May 2005 issue of Têtu, a French gay and lesbian magazine, and in the June 27, 2005 issue of TIME Magazine.
References edit
- ^ "Zhou Dan". Institute For Tongzhi Studies. Archived from the original on July 28, 2005. Retrieved 2007-03-24.
- ^ Jakes, Susan (2005-06-20). "The Lawyer who is Out". Time. Archived from the original on December 1, 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-24.
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