Kwak Yi-kyong (, born 1979) is a South Korean

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human rights activist, civil rights activist, and labor rights activist. From 2012 to the present, she has been a representative of

Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea (; SLRK) is an LGBT rights and counselling organization created on September 9, 1997 in Seoul, South Korea. The current representative of the organization is Kwak Yi-kyong. Former representatives of the g ...

(SLRK). In her early years, Kwak was involved with student movements. She was Vicechairman of Goryeo University's Students' Union. In 2002, she joined

(SLRK). From 2004 to 2005 Kwak was Secretary General of SLRK. In 2005, she was appointed to Education responsible of LGBT minorities Committee (성소수자위원회) of the Democratic Labor Party. She was also involved with the labor rights, human rights, AIDS rights, and Anti-war peace movements. In 2011 Kwak was appointed to the LGBT minorities Committee of the Democratic Labor Party. In 2013, she became adjunct policy director of the National Women's Union (전국여성노조).[왜 지금 ‘여성 일자리’인가
/nowiki> 정규직 남자 중심의 노조, 주요 사안에서 여성 문제는 늘 뒷전] 경향신문 2013.05.29 In 2012, she was operational chairperson (운영위원장) of SLRK. In 2013, she was chairperson of SLRK.

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Photo of Kwak Yi-kyong protesting

Facebook wall of Kwak Yi-kyong

우리는 거부한다, 편견과 차별과 폭력을!

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1979 births South Korean LGBTQ rights activists South Korean human rights activists South Korean writers Activists from Seoul South Korean columnists South Korean women writers South Korean women columnists South Korean women activists Living people {{LGBT-bio-stub

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