Josephine Ho

Josephine Ho
何春蕤
Ho Chuen-juei
Josephine Ho in 2007
Born (1951-06-16) 16 June 1951 (age 73)
NationalityTaiwanese
Occupation(s)Academic, feminist
Known forActivism for sexual and reproductive health and rights, sex-positive feminism
SpouseNing Yingbin 甯應斌
Academic background
Alma materNational Chengchi University
Academic work
DisciplineCultural studies
Main interestsSexuality
Websitehttp://sex.ncu.edu.tw/members/Ho/index.htm
Josephine Ho
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHé Chūnruí
Bopomofoㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄨㄣㄖㄨㄟˊ
Wade–GilesHo Ch`un-jui
Tongyong PinyinHé Chūnrueí
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingHo4 Ceon1 jeoi4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJHô Chhun-jôe

Josephine Chuen-juei Ho is the chair of the English department of National Central University, Taiwan, and coordinator of its Center For the Study of Sexualities.[1][2]

She has withstood lawsuits directed at her outspokenness on gender and rights issues.[3][4][5] She is one of the most known feminist scholars in Taiwan. She is called "the godmother of the Taiwanese queer movement."[6]

  1. ^ "Web crackdown infringing on freedoms, Ho believes" Archived 2005-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Queer Existence under Global Governance: Or, Is Global Governance Bad for Asian Queers | International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS)
  3. ^ Taipei Times - archives
  4. ^ A Sexologist Sparks a Furor in Taiwan
  5. ^ The prosecution of Taiwan sexuality researcher and activist Josephine Ho Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Josephine Chuen-juei Ho English Resume". sex.ncu.edu.tw. Retrieved 2018-04-02.