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Kwak Yi-kyong | |
Hangul | 곽이경 |
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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][ clarification needed] 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.