Yun Hyon-seok (Korean: 윤현석; Hanja: 尹賢碩; August 7, 1984 – April 26, 2003) was a South Korean LGBT poet, writer, and activist. He wrote under the pen names Yuk Wu-dang (육우당, 六友堂, home of six friends) and Seolheon (설헌; 雪軒), and was also known by his nickname Midong (미동; 美童, beautiful boy) or Donghwa (동화; 童花, Boy flower).
Yun spent most of his life being excluded, bullied, and discriminated against for being gay. He used writing as an escape, something he carried with him after he dropped out of high school and moved to Seoul's Dongdaemun District. He became an active member and staff member of Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea. Yun participated in the LGBT rights movement, as well as movements in support of disability rights and sex worker rights and in opposition of mandatory conscription. A devout Catholic, Yun struggled immensely with the Church's rejection of homosexuality and spent much of his time arguing against misconceptions and cruelty.
Yun died by suicide on April 26, 2003.
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