Yeh Yung-chih incident

The Yeh Yung-chih incident was a campus incident involving sexual diversity issues in Taiwan. Yeh Yung-chih, a third-grade student of Gao-Shu Junior High School in Gaoshu Village, Gaoshu Township, Pingtung County, was bullied by some classmates because of his gender nonconformity.[1][2] On April 20, 2000, at 11:42, Yeh left the classroom early to go to the bathroom. He was later found seriously injured and lying in a pool of his own blood. He later died at a local hospital. This incident incited a discussion about gender education in Taiwanese society, which led to the revision of the original "Both Genders Equality Education Act" to "Gender Equity Education Act" in 2004. The education policy was also altered from a traditional view of sex into a more universal gender equality education system.[3]

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  2. ^ 楊幸真、 張榮顯. "玩耍?霸凌?國小高年級男童性霸凌者經驗之探究" (PDF) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 教育學誌. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  3. ^ "從葉永鋕的死檢視男性特質". 兩性平等教育季刊 (in Chinese (Taiwan)) (第13期). 臺北市: 教育部性別平等委員會. 2000-11-07. Retrieved 2016-10-29.