Li Yinhe
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Li Yinhe (traditional Chinese: 李銀河; simplified Chinese: 李银河; pinyin: Lǐ Yínhé) (February 4, 1952 – ) is a sociologist, sexologist, and an activist for LGBT rights in People's Republic of China. She was married to the late writer Wang Xiaobo.
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[edit] Biography
Born in Beijing in 1952, Li attended Shanxi University from 1974 to 1977. She became an editor at the government newspaper Guangming Daily, then a researcher at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. She married Wang Xiaobo in 1980. In 1982 she went to the United States of America and obtained a Ph.D. in sociology from University of Pittsburgh (1988). Afterwards she worked as a postdoc then as an instructor at Peking University. In 1992 she became a professor at the Institute of Sociology at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Her main academic interests are sexual norms in contemporary People's Republic of China, homosexuality and women's studies.
[edit] Major Works
- 《中国人的性爱与婚姻》(Sexuality and Marriage in China),Henan People’s Press,1991.
- 《他们的世界——中国男同性恋群落透视》(Their World: a Study of Homosexuality in China),co-authored,Cosmos Press, Hong Kong,1992;Shanxi People’s Press, 1993.
- 《生育与中国村落文化》(Procreation and Chinese Village Culture),Oxford University Press,Hong Kong,1993;Chinese Social Science Press,1994
- 《性社会学》(Human Sexuality),translator,Henan People’s Press,1994.
- 《中国婚姻家庭及其变迁》(Changing Chinese Marriage and the Family),Heilongjiang People’s Press,1995.
- 《中国女性的性与爱》(Sexuality and Love of Chinese Women),Oxford University Press, Hong Kong,1996.
- 《女性权力的崛起》(Rising Power of the Women),Chinese Social Science Press,1997.
- 《中国女性的感情与性》(Sexuality and Love of Chinese Women),China Today Press,1998.
- 《同性恋亚文化》(Subculture of Homosexuality),China Today Press,1998.
- 《虐恋亚文化》(Subculture of Sadomasochism),China Today Press,1998.
[edit] Activism
Li has been active in calling for greater tolerance for nonconventional sexual activities in China. She thinks the country is undergoing a de facto sexual revolution, and encourages people to re-examine traditional attitudes towards sexual promiscuity and homosexuality. She proposes decriminalization of orgies and prostitution (both currently illegal in China). She also believes that monogamy is a personal decision made between a couple, and should not be enforced by law or social pressure [1][2]
As a member of the national committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Li had submitted proposals to legalize same-sex marriages in 2003, 2005 and 2006[3]. None have succeeded so far.
She was a keynote speaker at the 2006 International Conference on LGBT Human Rights in Montreal.
Li also publicly speaks about other issues of social justice, such as the growing urban-rural divide in China[4].
[edit] References
- ^ Sexual revolution silently going on in China
- ^ Respected professor upsetting the sexual apple cart
- ^ Sociologist Calls for Legalizing Same-sex Marriage
- ^ Chinese sociologist Lі Yіnhe on rural problems
[edit] External links
- Di Li's academic website, in English and Chinese
- Personal Blog, in Chinese
- Li Yinhe quotes, in English
