Yun Hyon-seok

In this Korean name, the family name is Yun.
Yun Hyon-seok
윤현석
Born(1984-08-07)August 7, 1984
Changjeondong, Byupyong street, Incheon, South Korea
DiedApril 26, 2003(2003-04-26) (aged 18)
Dongdaemun, Dongdaemun street, Seoul, South Korea
Cause of deathSuicide by hanging
NationalityKorean
Other namesYook Woo Dang, Seolheon, Midong
Occupation(s)Poet, writer, human rights activist
Korean name
Hangul
윤현석[1]
Hanja
尹賢碩
Revised RomanizationYun Hyeon-seok
McCune–ReischauerYun Hyŏn-sŏk
Art name
Hangul
육우당, 설헌, 미동, 동화, 안토니오
Hanja
六友堂, 雪軒, 美童, 童花
Revised RomanizationYuk U-dang, Seolheon, Midong, Donghwa, Antonio
McCune–ReischauerYuk U-dang, Sŏlhŏn, Midong, Donghwa, Antonio

Yun Hyon-seok (Korean: 윤현석; Hanja: 尹賢碩; August 7, 1984 – April 26, 2003[2]) was a South Korean LGBT poet, writer, and activist.[3] He wrote under the pen names Yuk Wu-dang (육우당,[4][5] 六友堂, home of six friends) and Seolheon (설헌, 雪軒), and was also known by his nickname Midong (미동, 美童, beautiful boy) or Donghwa (동화, 童花, Boy flower).[citation needed]

Yun spent most of his life being excluded, bullied, and discriminated against for being gay.[4][6] He used writing as an escape,[citation needed] something he carried with him after he dropped out of high school and moved to Seoul's Dongdaemun District.[7][8][9] He became an active member and staff member of Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea.[9][3] Yun participated in the LGBT rights movement,[9][3] as well as movements in support of disability rights and sex worker rights[citation needed] and in opposition of mandatory conscription.[4][3] A devout Catholic, Yun struggled immensely with the Church's rejection of homosexuality and spent much of his time arguing against misconceptions and cruelty.[10][11]

Yun died by suicide on April 26, 2003.[12][13]

  1. ^ ""내 혼은 꽃비 되어" 고 육우당 3주기 추모행사 개최 및 추모집 발간" [“My soul becomes a rain of flowers” Held a memorial event for the 3rd anniversary of the late Yuk Woo-dang and published a memorial book] (in Korean). News. 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-05-13. 2003년 4월25일 스스로 목숨을 끊은 동성애자 고 '육우당'(당시 19살) 10주기 추모기도회가 시작됐다. 사회를 맡은 '동성애자인권연대'(동인련) 활동가 정욜(35)씨는 이 자리에 모인 100여명에게 감사의 인사를 건네면서도 '보안' 당부를 잊지 않았다.
  2. ^ ""주님, 육우당 형제의 눈물을 닦아주소서"" [Lord, please wipe away Brother Yuk Woo-dang’s tears.]. Catholic News. April 26, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d "나의 일곱번째 친구는 누구입니까" [Who is my 7th friend?] (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. April 26, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "어느10대 동성애자의 자살" [Suicide of a homosexual teenager] (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. May 8, 2003.
  5. ^ "청소년 동성애는 비행이라고?" [Is homosexuality among teenagers a delinquency?] (in Korean). The Hankyoreh.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference clemen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference newsmaker.khan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference bhitto was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference suja was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference jonnon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  12. ^ "한 번도 '우리의 이름'으로 장례를 치르지 못했어요" [We have never been able to hold a funeral in ‘our name’.]. Catholic News. April 26, 2013.
  13. ^ "10대 동성애자 '사회적 차별비관' 자살" [Teenage homosexual commits suicide due to ‘social discrimination pessimism’] (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. April 28, 2003.