Li Yinhe
| Li Yinhe | |
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| Born |
February 4, 1952 (age 65) Beijing, People's Republic of China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Alma mater |
Shanxi University University of Pittsburgh |
| Occupation | Sociologist, Sexologist, Activist |
| Spouse(s) | Wang Xiaobo (m. 1980–97) |
Li Yinhe (simplified Chinese: 李银河; traditional Chinese: 李銀河; pinyin: Lǐ Yínhé; born February 4, 1952) is a sociologist, sexologist, and activist for LGBT rights in the People's Republic of China. She was married to the late writer Wang Xiaobo. Her main academic interests have been sexual norms in contemporary China, homosexuality, diverse sexual behaviors including sadomasochism, and women's studies.
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. She retired in 2012.
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