Yun Hyok-seok ( Hangul : 윤현석 ; Hanja : 尹賢碩 , October 7, 1984 ? April 26, 2003) was a South Korean activist , poet and writer. He fought for human rights , civil rights , LGBT rights and peace. His nickname was Yook Woo Dang ( Hangul : 肉牛當 ; Hanja : 六友堂 ^[1] ), which means "six friends". He wrote using the names Sulheon ( 설헌 , 雪軒 ) and Midong ( 微動 , 美童 , "Beauty Boy"), Donghwa (童話, 童花, Boy's flower), Roman Catholic baptismal name is Antonio .

Yun was born in Incheon . His family is Catholic . ^[2] He later moved to Seoul . While he was a student, he began writing and poetry. In March 2000, he started going to Incheon Seil high school. At high school, he came out as gay . This made him isolated from his classmates. ^[3] By November 2002, he left high school. He began living in a neighbourhood of Dongdaemun District of Seoul. ^[2]

Yun's nickname, Yook Woo Dang, means "six friends". It refers to alcohol , tobacco , sleeping pills , foundation make-up , green tea and rosary beads. ^[4] His penname Sulheon came from Heo Chohui 's nickname Nanseolheon . Heo Chohui was a female poet and painter during the Joseon dynasty in Korea.

In 2002 and 2003, Yun became an activist for human rights and peace. In March 2003, he was a conscientious objector to South Korea's conscription military service . ^[2] But his opinions did not matter to some Koreans, because of his sexuality. In early April 2003, some South Korean Christian organisations gave a statement against homosexuality . ^[5] Yun spoke out against this and wrote an article to some South Korean newspapers and the foreign press.

In April 26, 2003, Yun committed suicide , in Dongdaemun in Seoul . ^[6] He hanged himself. ^{[7] [8]} He did it to protest discrimination against gay people in South Korea. ^{[9] [10]}

Book [ change | change source ]

• Let My Spirit Rain Down as Flower Petals (내 魂은 꽃비 되어)
• Diary of Yook Woo Dang (肉牛當日記) (not published)

Related pages [ change | change source ]

• Homophobia

References [ change | change source ]

Other websites [ change | change source ]

• Memorial museum von Yukwudang Archived 2013-04-10 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
• Protecting sexual minorities Koreatimes 2013-08-23 (in English)
• Queer Rights Activists in South Korea Step Up Efforts to Support LGBTQ Youth Archived 2014-03-06 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
• 尹氏의 죽음을 哀悼한다 오마이뉴스 2003.05.06 (in Korean)
• 靑少年有害媒體物에 '同性愛' 削除키로 오마이뉴스 2003.04.29 (in Korean)
• 肉牛當(六友堂), ‘性小數者 解放’을 위해 지다 참世上 2008.05.01 (in Korean)
• 肉牛當은 如前히 希望이 存在한다고 말하고... 참世上 2006.04.18 (in Korean)
• "假飾的인 基督敎에 깨달음을"…어느 10代의 죽음 프레시안 2013.04.21 (in Korean)
• 同性愛者가 사탄? 너희는 파시스트 基督敎人 京鄕新聞 2012.01.25 (in Korean)
• “내 魂은 꽃비 되어” 참世上 2006.04.26 (in Korean)
• layoung shin Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine

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