Yun Hyon-seok
South Korean poet, writer and LGBT activist (1984–2003) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 Hyon-seok | |
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윤현석 | |
Born | (1984-08-07)August 7, 1984 Changjeondong, Byupyong street, Incheon, South Korea |
Died | April 26, 2003(2003-04-26) (aged 18) Dongdaemun, Dongdaemun street, Seoul, South Korea |
Cause of death | Suicide by hanging |
Nationality | Korean |
Other names | Yook Woo Dang, Seolheon, Midong |
Occupation(s) | Poet, writer, human rights activist |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 윤현석[1] |
Hanja | 尹賢碩 |
Revised Romanization | Yun Hyeon-seok |
McCune–Reischauer | Yun Hyŏn-sŏk |
Art name | |
Hangul | 육우당, 설헌, 미동, 동화, 안토니오 |
Hanja | 六友堂, 雪軒, 美童, 童花 |
Revised Romanization | Yuk U-dang, Seolheon, Midong, Donghwa, Antonio |
McCune–Reischauer | Yuk U-dang, Sŏlhŏn, Midong, Donghwa, Antonio |
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]