Jang Hye-young

In this Korean name, the family name is Jang.
Jang Hye-young
장혜영
Member of the National Assembly
Interim
Assumed office
30 May 2020
Personal details
Born (1987-04-08) 8 April 1987 (age 37)
Seoul
Political partyJustice Party
Alma materKorea Animation High School

Jang Hye-young (Korean: 장혜영; Hanja: 張惠英; born 8 April 1987) is a South Korean politician and human rights activist for the disabled[1] and the LGBTQ+ community.[2] She is an incumbent lawmaker and has proposed anti-discrimination laws.[3] Jang's fight for rights for the disabled means a lot to her on the personal level, as she has an autistic sister. In 2018, she released a documentary about their shared life together. This award-winning documentary gained her recognition as a disability rights activist and filmmaker.[4] Jang is a member of the Progressive Justice Party of Korea.

She was selected for the Time 100 Next 2021.[5]

  1. ^ "장애인 인권운동 펼치는 장혜영 다큐 감독" [Jang Hye-young, the documentary director, conducts a human rights movement for the disabled]. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 16 April 2020. 3년 전 중증발달장애를 가진 동생 혜정(32)씨를 17년 만에 시설에서 데려나와 함께 살면서부터 장애인 인권 운동에 앞장섰다.
  2. ^ Mitsanas, Michael (28 November 2022). "South Korea's LGBTQ community confronts crushing headwinds in fight for equality". NBC News.
  3. ^ "차별금지법 상정…장혜영 "코로나 시대 마스크 같은 법안"". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 21 September 2020.
  4. ^ "2021 TIME100 Next: Jang Hye-yeong". Time. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  5. ^ "2021 TIME100 Next: Jang Hye-yeong". 17 February 2021.