- Zhou Dan
Zhou Dan 周丹, born in January
1974 , is a lawyer, scholar and activist inChina . He lives inShanghai , China. Zhou is a leading voice for rights ofgay andlesbian people in mainland China. Writing with his real name about being gay on Chinese websites for years, he came out to a local newspaper about his gay identity in November2003 .Fact|date=March 2007 Since then, his name has been from time to time mentioned in Chinese newspapers, magazines and television programs.Zhou also fights for rights of people living with or affected by
HIV/AIDS in China, by advocating a human-rights-based approach to theepidemic . In April2003 he founded the Shanghai Hotline For Sexual Minorities. [cite web |url=http://www.tongzhistudies.org/resource/ZhouDan.htm |title= Zhou Dan
accessdate=2007-03-24 |format= |work=Institute For Tongzhi Studies ]From January to May
2004 , Zhou was a visiting scholar at theYale Law School China Law Center with research emphasis on equality and anti-discrimination related to sexuality and HIV/AIDS. He teaches a graduate class inhomosexuality atFudan University in Shanghai. [cite web |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1074115-3,00.html |title=The Lawyer who is Out |accessdate=2007-03-24 |last=Jakes |first=Susan |date=2005-06-20 |work=Time ]Zhou was profiled in the May
2005 issue of "Têtu ", a French gay and lesbian magazine, and in the June 27, 2005 issue of "TIME Magazine ".References
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