Li Shiu Tong

Li Shiu Tong
李兆堂
Li (left) and Hirschfeld at the World League for Sexual Reform, 1932
Born(1907-01-09)9 January 1907
Died5 October 1993(1993-10-05) (aged 86)
Other namesTao Li[1]
OccupationSexologist
PartnerMagnus Hirschfeld
Chinese name
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Zhàotáng
Wade–GilesLi3 Chao4-tʻang2
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLéih Siuh-tòhng
JyutpingLei5 Siu6tong4
Tao Li
Chinese桃李
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáolǐ
Wade–GilesTʻao2 Li3
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationTòuh Léih
JyutpingTou4 Lei5

Li Shiu Tong (Chinese: 李兆堂, 9 January 1907 – 5 October 1993) was a Hong Kong medical student, sexologist, and LGBTQ activist in the early twentieth century, known as the companion of German sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Marhoefer, Laurie (May 2022). Racism and the Making of Gay Rights : A Sexologist, His Student, and the Empire of Queer Love. University of Toronto Press.
  2. ^ Marhoefer, Laurie. "The Asian Canadian gay activist whose theories on sexuality were decades ahead of their time". The Conversation.
  3. ^ Dutton, Ron (15 October 2003). "The Mystery of Li Shiu Tong". Xtra Magazine.
  4. ^ Wordie, Jason (10 March 2020). "No historical basis for Hong Kong's bad attitude to same-sex couples". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.