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THE LAWYER WHO IS OUT.

Authors :
Jakes, Susan
Source :
TIME Magazine; 6/27/2005, Vol. 165 Issue 26, p42-44, 2p, 1 Color Photograph
Publication Year :
2005

Abstract

Profiles lawyer and gay rights activist Zhou Dan of Beijing, China. Description of social conditions for gays in China; Impact of Zhou's Internet writing on gay rights in Beijing; Role of Zhou in advocating for the legal rights of gay men in China who are subject to discrimination and civil rights violations; Report that Zhou has created a telephone hotline for sexual minorities, and teaches China's first graduate school course in homosexuality; Claim that changing attitudes toward HIV/AIDS in China have allowed Zhou to influence public health and civil rights policies.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0040781X
Volume :
165
Issue :
26
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
TIME Magazine
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
17376807