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'''Joanne Leung Wing-yan''' (born '''Donne''')<ref name="autogenerated2" /> is the first openly [[transsexual]] politician in [[Hong Kong]].
'''Joanne Leung Wing-yan''' (born '''Donne''')<ref name="autogenerated2" /> is the first openly [[transsexual]] politician in [[Hong Kong]].
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Born as a male, she underwent [[sex-reassignment surgery]] in 2009 in order to become legally recognized as a woman. She was the chairperson of Pink Alliance<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pinkalliance.hk/|title=Pink Alliance 粉紅同盟 {{!}} TCJM 同志社區聯席會議|website=pinkalliance.hk|access-date=2016-03-24}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite news|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1330941/joanne-leung-raises-transgender-awareness|title=Joanne Leung raises transgender awareness|date=13 October 2013|publisher=South China Morning Post|agency=South China Morning Post|last1=Evans|first1=Annemarie|accessdate=24 March 2016}}</ref>until 2017 and is the founder and chairperson of Transgender Resource Center (TGR)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tgr.org.hk/|title=跨性別資源中心 Transgender Resource Center|website=www.tgr.org.hk|access-date=2016-03-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/trans-visibility-campaign-launched-china080513/#gs.BEGNJCE|title=Trans Visibility Campaign Launched in China|last=Leach|first=Anna|date=8 May 2013|work=Gay Star News|access-date=21 May 2016|via=}}</ref>, two active [[non-governmental organization]]s that aim to service the [[LGBT]] community and promote LGBT equality. Leung identifies as a transgender lesbian.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|last1=Tsoi|first1=Grace|title=Joanne Leung|url=http://www.hk-magazine.com/article/inside-hk/interviews/8410/joanne-leung|website=HK Magazine|publisher=HK Magazine|accessdate=24 March 2016}}</ref>
Born as a male, she underwent [[sex-reassignment surgery]] in 2009 in order to become legally recognized as a woman. She was the chairperson of Pink Alliance<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pinkalliance.hk/|title=Pink Alliance 粉紅同盟 {{!}} TCJM 同志社區聯席會議|website=pinkalliance.hk|access-date=2016-03-24}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite news|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1330941/joanne-leung-raises-transgender-awareness|title=Joanne Leung raises transgender awareness|date=13 October 2013|publisher=South China Morning Post|agency=South China Morning Post|last1=Evans|first1=Annemarie|accessdate=24 March 2016}}</ref>until 2017 and is the founder and chairperson of Transgender Resource Center (TGR)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tgr.org.hk/|title=跨性別資源中心 Transgender Resource Center|website=www.tgr.org.hk|access-date=2016-03-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/trans-visibility-campaign-launched-china080513/#gs.BEGNJCE|title=Trans Visibility Campaign Launched in China|last=Leach|first=Anna|date=8 May 2013|work=Gay Star News|access-date=21 May 2016|via=}}</ref>, two active [[non-governmental organization]]s that aim to service the [[LGBT]] community and promote LGBT equality. Leung identifies as a transgender lesbian.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|last1=Tsoi|first1=Grace|title=Joanne Leung|url=http://www.hk-magazine.com/article/inside-hk/interviews/8410/joanne-leung|website=HK Magazine|publisher=HK Magazine|accessdate=24 March 2016}}</ref>

Revision as of 07:01, 25 June 2018

Joanne Leung Wing-yan (born Donne)[1] is the first openly transsexual politician in Hong Kong.

Born as a male, she underwent sex-reassignment surgery in 2009 in order to become legally recognized as a woman. She was the chairperson of Pink Alliance[2][1]until 2017 and is the founder and chairperson of Transgender Resource Center (TGR)[3][4], two active non-governmental organizations that aim to service the LGBT community and promote LGBT equality. Leung identifies as a transgender lesbian.[5]

Biography

Leung has stated that she first knew she should physically be a girl at the age of six.[1] As a child, she didn't know how to deal with bullies and kept her feelings to herself.[6] Hiding her transgender identity led to four attempted suicides.[1] In 2004, she consulted a sex clinic to find about sex reassignment surgery.[1] In 2009, she finally underwent the operation.[7]

After surgery, she started to think about supporting the transgender community.[5] Leung's stated goal is for Hong Kong society to learn more about transsexual and transgender individuals.[8] Leung has been fighting hard for LGBT rights in Hong Kong. She wants to ensure that other transgender people do not have to go through what she endured, especially since there is only little information on being transgender available to them.[9] Thus, she helped set up the Transgender Resource Centre (TGR) which helps support transgender individuals and provides education about transgender issues.[10] Leung works with TGR on a full-time basis.[1]

In 2014, Leung received her degree in computing from the University of Greenwich.[1] Also in 2014, she spoke to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), and was the first transgender person from Hong Kong to do so.[11] She was also openly vocal in her opposition to an amendment to the Marriage Ordinance which would require transgender individuals to have sex reassignment surgery before they could marry.[12] Leung has also been a member of the Advisory Group on Eliminating Discrimination against Sexual Minorities, a group convened by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, and the Community Forum on AIDS. In 2015, Leung joined the Democratic Party in Hong Kong in order to modernize the party's stance on LGBT issues.[7] She ran in the party primaries of 2016 Hong Kong Legislative election, but was defeated by Lam Cheuk-ting, who subsequently won in the general election.

Awards

Leung was selected as one of the "45 People Aged 45 or Below Making a Difference in Hong Kong" by Baccarat Magazine in 2012.

She was also awarded the “She Dare to Change” Award by HER Fund in 2013.

In 2017, the U.S. Consulate Hong Kong and Macau selected Leung as the nominee for the Secretary’s International Women of Courage Award, honoring women who have demonstrated exceptional courage, strength, and leadership in acting to improve others' lives.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Evans, Annemarie (13 October 2013). "Joanne Leung raises transgender awareness". South China Morning Post. South China Morning Post. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Pink Alliance 粉紅同盟 | TCJM 同志社區聯席會議". pinkalliance.hk. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  3. ^ "跨性別資源中心 Transgender Resource Center". www.tgr.org.hk. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  4. ^ Leach, Anna (8 May 2013). "Trans Visibility Campaign Launched in China". Gay Star News. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  5. ^ a b Tsoi, Grace. "Joanne Leung". HK Magazine. HK Magazine. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  6. ^ Yu, Derek (26 April 2013). "Hong Kong LGBT Activists Fight School Bullying With Video Series". Gay Star News. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  7. ^ a b Lam, Jeffie (7 December 2015). "Hong Kong LGBT Activist Joins Democratic Party in Bid to Influence its Stance on Gender Issues". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Up close with Joanne Leung Wing-yan, a transsexual". No. Gender. South China Morning Post. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  9. ^ Liang, Siran. "The Ongoing Lonely Journey of Joanne Leung—Six Years after Sex-Reassignment Surgery". Word Press. Word Press. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  10. ^ Tam, Arthur (9 May 2012). "Transgenders: More Than Meets the Eye". Time Out Hong Kong.
  11. ^ "Transgenders 'Should Not Have to Undergo Sex Change Before Getting Married in Hong Kong'". South China Morning Post. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  12. ^ Ngo, Jennifer; Yeung, Linda (23 April 2014). "Conservative Christians and Gay-Rights Activists Unite to Condemn Transgender Marriage Bill". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
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